Western Railway has launched a special precautionary safety drive across its entire network to ensure safe travel for its passengers during extreme weather conditions in monsoon season.

"The special safety drive, launched earlier this week, will continue till the end of September during which WR's all divisions will be put on the alert mode to prevent accidents due to cyclonic storm, heavy rainfall, landslides etc," a senior WR official added. Special precautions will be taken in areas that are prone to landslides, hill slips, boulder fallings etc. and proper patrolling will be carried out in the vulnerable and identified sections.