GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway has suspended as many as four trains due to landslides and tunnel washouts in Assam's Lumding-Badarpur hill segment this morning, snapping rail connectivity to Tripura and parts of Assam's Barak valley.
In Barak valley bordering Bangladesh where the flood state of affairs has worsened on Thursday, the state inland water shipping (IWT) department has additionally suspended all ferry products and services due to rising water level of all the rivers.
People plow through a flooded NH 37 after rains at Bokakhat sub-division in Golaghat district of Assam
IWT director Bharat Bhushan Dev Choudhury instructed TOI that water level is rising under Guwahati division and state of affairs is under shut watch.
A person rows a boat sporting villagers from the flood affected space close to Badurpur in Karimganj district of Assam
"As of now ferry services are unaffected. However at Barak valley more than 30,000 ferry passengers have been affected," the director stated.
NF Railways chief PRO PJ Sharma stated landslides in as many as five places in Lumding – Badarpur hill segment owing to heavy rain in that space has affected the traditional train running in that segment.
"All the landslides have occurred between 1.30 am and 3.30 am today. As a result, train running over that section has been suspended," the CPRO stated.
The affected trains are 55616 Guwahati – Silchar Fast passenger, which is managed at Lumding from 05.17 am, 25657 Sealdah – Silchar Kanchanjungha Express to be managed at Lumding, Silchar – Guwahati Fast passenger which has been cancelled and 15658 Agartala – Sealdah Kanchanjungha Express which will probably be managed at Badarpur.
"There is no passenger train stranded within the affected section. Although the extent of damage is yet to be fully ascertained, resotoration work has already started in all affected locations. Divisional Railway Manager, Lumding is already at site monitoring the situation. Work is going on to restart the train services as early as possible" the NFR CPRO stated.
In Barak valley bordering Bangladesh where the flood state of affairs has worsened on Thursday, the state inland water shipping (IWT) department has additionally suspended all ferry products and services due to rising water level of all the rivers.
People plow through a flooded NH 37 after rains at Bokakhat sub-division in Golaghat district of Assam
IWT director Bharat Bhushan Dev Choudhury instructed TOI that water level is rising under Guwahati division and state of affairs is under shut watch.
A person rows a boat sporting villagers from the flood affected space close to Badurpur in Karimganj district of Assam
"As of now ferry services are unaffected. However at Barak valley more than 30,000 ferry passengers have been affected," the director stated.
NF Railways chief PRO PJ Sharma stated landslides in as many as five places in Lumding – Badarpur hill segment owing to heavy rain in that space has affected the traditional train running in that segment.
"All the landslides have occurred between 1.30 am and 3.30 am today. As a result, train running over that section has been suspended," the CPRO stated.
The affected trains are 55616 Guwahati – Silchar Fast passenger, which is managed at Lumding from 05.17 am, 25657 Sealdah – Silchar Kanchanjungha Express to be managed at Lumding, Silchar – Guwahati Fast passenger which has been cancelled and 15658 Agartala – Sealdah Kanchanjungha Express which will probably be managed at Badarpur.
"There is no passenger train stranded within the affected section. Although the extent of damage is yet to be fully ascertained, resotoration work has already started in all affected locations. Divisional Railway Manager, Lumding is already at site monitoring the situation. Work is going on to restart the train services as early as possible" the NFR CPRO stated.
Northeast flood: Rail connectivity to Tripura and parts of Assam snapped
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