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Fig: Replacement of rusted ACC

 Provision of Anti monkey climbing devises:
The reason for around 21% CB Trippings in the division are due to
electrocution of monkeys. The monkey menace is lofty in DKJ, Aler and

NKD sections in the Division. To decrease the monkey menace, division
has taking many steps and anti-monkey climbing devices are one
among those. 312 Anti monkey climbing devices are provided.

Fig: AMCD provided at DKJ junction.
 Catenary wire replacement :

As per the guidelines from the railway board, the splices of the
catenary wires must in single TL should not be more than 15 no.s i.e
should not be more than 1 splice per 100 Mts. But due to monkey

menace cases in DKJ sub division there are frequent cases of catenary
cuts in suspension clamps due to flow of heavy fault currents during CB
trippings and the catenary splices are more than 15 in TL in some

locations. Division has taken up the catenary replacement work and 10
Tls (10876 Mts).

Fig: ALU cat. Replacement work

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