Source of News : Times of India
A landslide at Pomendi cutting near Ratnagiri
on account of incessant rains in the Konkan region disrupted movement of trains
along the Konkan Railway route on Tuesday. A late evening press release issued
by Konkan Railway said the affected route was cleared by 7pm on Tuesday and
passengers have been requested to contact emergency number 10722 for updates.
While
Mumbai bound 0111 Konkan Kanya express was cancelled, 12052 Janashatabdi
express that was scheduled to depart at 12.10pm on Tuesday was rescheduled to
depart at 8pm. The 12449 Goa Sampark Kranti express and Veerawal-Trivandrum
express were likely to be diverted along the south western railway route via
Londha, sources said.
The
Pomendi area has turned into a problem zone for Konkan railway, owing to its
vulnerability to landslides during heavy rains. Last month, train services
along this route were disrupted following a landslide at Pomendi cutting on
July 17, resulting in water logging of the tracks. Though restoration work was
undertaken immediately, the exercise was hampered after a 50m portion of the
retaining wall gave way the next day, resulting in the breakdown of train
services for several days
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