State-owned engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) announced on Friday that it has secured an order worth Rs 228.7 million to supply and install KAVACH equipment, an automatic train protection system, for Indian Railways’ South Western Railway zone.

According to a regulatory filing, BHEL received the Letter of Intent on 11 September 2025 for the design, development, supply, installation, trial, and commissioning of on-board KAVACH equipment in locomotives, as well as trackside KAVACH installations at stations, level crossings, intermediate block sections, and automatic block signalling locations. The scope includes all associated works across the South Western Railway network.

The KAVACH equipment will be manufactured at BHEL’s Bengaluru facility, and the order is scheduled for completion within 18 months.