Heavy rains and landslides on Railway track in Sakleshpur-Subramanya Road Ghat Section

Heavy rains and landslides on Railway track in Sakleshpur-Subramanya Road Ghat Section

 Mangaluru: A.K.Singh, General Manager, South Western Railway accompanied by DRM Aparna Garg and Divisional Engineers today inspected the locations where landslips had occurred on the Sakaleshpur-Subramanya Road Ghat section due to heavy rains over the last few days.

There has been heavy erosion of embankment near Sakaleshpur at KM 46/800 and further down at KM 48/01 side slope erosion on the approach to bridge # 142 and yet another major landslip at KM 48/1-2. Consequently, the Material Train pressed into service for relief and restoration work could not proceed beyond this point.

Even as restoration works have started admist rain fury, General Manager Singh instructed the authorities to hasten the pace of work by engaging experts and professional agencies. He also informed that senior officials of the Engineering Department from Zonal HQ Office would also be camping at the site for closely monitoring the restoration work.

He interacted with the staff who are working under tough weather conditions and distributed rain coats, shawls and blankets to them as a goodwill gesture.

Nearly 40 incidents of Landslides, boulder, tree fallen on tracks have been reported in a stretch of 45 kms since 8 July 2019. 11 Excavating machines have been brought at different slip sites. Railway staff and contract labour’s are working relentlessly to clear the obstruction and secure the bank .