Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw clarified that the tragic Odisha train accident in Balasore was not caused by the ‘Kavach’ train protection system, but rather due to a change in electronic interlocking. Vaishnaw addressed the concerns raised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who blamed the absence of an anti-collision ‘Kavach’ system for the crash. The minister emphasized that Banerjee's comments were not relevant to the incident. Vaishnaw stated, "It has nothing to do with Kavach. The reason is not what Mamata Banerjee said yesterday. This incident happened due to a change in electronic interlocking." Kavach is an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which Vaishnaw unveiled earlier. According to news reports, only 2% of India’s railway tracks are currently used by the system. #ashwinivaishnav #kawachapp #balasore #train #odishatrain #trainaccidentnews #traineews Subscribe to The Times of India's YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/WgIatu For daily news & updates and exclusive stories, follow the Times of India Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timesofindia/ Download the app: http://toi.in/3SLUCa80 Follow TOI+ for well-researched and in-depth news and analysis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesofindiaplus Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOIPlus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toi_plus/