21 trains cancelled due to waterlogging over tracks in Andhra, Telangana

Heavy rains have also caused damage to the railway track between Kesamudram and Mahabubabad in Telangana

A railway track near Intakanne railway station connecting Kesamudram and Intakanne was washed away on Sunday due to heavy rains in the region. The restoration work for the track are ongoing and will be completed by tomorrow evening, according to officials.

The South Central Railways, Secundrabad Division, Chief Project Manager Subramaniam said that there have been six main breaches on the track, with the major breaches being around 50-70 meters. "We are attending the breach at kilometre 418. The breach is set mainly at 418, 432 and 433 km. At 418 km, out of six breaches we have attained five main breaches.

The main breach we are attending right now is a major breach and the length is around 70 meters. It can take some time...We are attending the kilometre 433 main breach now which is around 50 meters in length. So these two are the main breaches. We are attending these 2 main breaches right now", said Subramaniam while speaking to ANI.

 

The South Central Railway General Manager, Arun Kumar Jail also visited the sites of the breach and said that several long distance trains have been cancelled and some other trains have been diverted keeping in mind the safety of the people. "We have cancelled several long-distance trains and some trains have been diverted.

I know that people get inconvenienced with train cancellations, but if the train gets stuck in the middle then that would be even more of an inconvenience. Train cancellations and diversion is important for the safety of the people", said SCR GM.

According to GM Arun Kumar Jain, train operations are expected to be resumed by tomorrow evening. "We will start the operations by tomorrow evening. Our efforts are to start it earlier too, but by tomorrow evening it will be started again. For now certain areas are not approachable, but more manpower, more machines are yet to come in the area for help", added Jain.

Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu inspected the flood situation in Vijayawada, he also met several of the people in the flood affected region. Severe waterlogging is witnessed in various parts of Vijayawada, due to heavy rainfall.

"We are streamlining the system. 110 boats are currently working to supply food and provide medical assistance. I am regularly monitoring the flood situation and officials are actively working on the ground. Since last night, I have visited many flood-affected areas. The public should not panic. We are setting up command and control centres in the flood-affected regions," the Andhra CM said.

On Sunday, the IMD issued a weather warning for the next five days. The weather department forecasts heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms and lightening for Sunday.For the following four days, isolated places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam are expected to experience thunderstorms with lightning.