Gate Mitras - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   What is the task of Gate Mitras?

a. Man unmanned rail level crossings
b. Help passengers with automated ticketing booths
c. Regulate the proper entry and exit of passengers from trains to avoid accidents
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Man unmanned rail level crossings

Explanation:

  • As a precursor to removing all the unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) across the country by 2020, a beginning is being made by deploying a ‘gate mitras’ - literally friend at the gate- at the crossings.
  • This is to avoid accidents at unmanned level crossings. The railways would provide them with a uniform, along with a high-power light, a flag and a whistle to enable them warn oncoming road traffic of an approaching train.

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