Railways takes steps to prevent waterlogging in Samastipur division | Patna News – Times of India
Patna: To ensure uninterrupted traffic during monsoon in the Samastipur division of East Central Railway (ECR), various measures have been initiated to keep tracks free from waterlogging.
According to ECR’s chief public relations officer (CPRO) Saraswati Chandra, the railways has identified vulnerable rail bridges and small rivers near railway tracks, and stepped up safety measures by rushing in stone chips, boulders, sand bags, saw dust and other required materials to meet the needs in case of emergency.In addition, railway safety staff have also taken steps to clean the culverts near tracks so that there is no chance of inundation, the CPRO said.
According to Samastipur divisional railway manager Vinay Srivastava, Fango Halt located on Dhamaria-Koparia route of the division is the most vulnerable place where railways is keeping a constant watch. He said the railways has made special arrangements of cross drains at most of the vulnerable places to drain out water instantly in case of accumulation on the tracks.
The CPRO said the railways has already installed a water-monitoring device at each rail bridge to maintain 24×7 monitoring of water level at the rail bridges. “The railways has also kept motor pumps ready at most places, particularly in the north Bihar region to drain out water in any emergency. Monsoon track patrolling has been intensified on several routes of the ECR to keep them free from water inundation and to check signal failures,” he said.
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