Goods traffic on KK line restored after 17 days of massive landslide
Traffic was hit following a massive landslide that occurred between Manabar-Jarati section due to incessant rains and blocking the railway track
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Good train movement was hit following a landslide on September 24. KK line, the lifeline for East Coast Railway transports iron ore from the Kirandul and Baladilla mines of NMDC in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. NMDC supplies iron ore to RINL, SAIL and others to meet their requirement for producing steel
Visakhapatnam: Officials of NMDC, RINL and other industries and mining companies heaved a sigh of relief with the restoration of traffic on the busy Kottavalasa-Kirandul (KK) Railway Line.
Good train movement was hit following a landslide on September 24. KK line, the lifeline for East Coast Railway transports iron ore from the Kirandul and Baladilla mines of NMDC in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. NMDC supplies iron ore to RINL, SAIL and others to meet their requirement for producing steel.
Traffic was hit following a massive landslide that occurred between Manabar-Jarati section due to incessant rains and blocking the railway track. Train operations were also disrupted. A team of senior officials from Waltair Division led by Divisional Railway Manager Saurabh Prasad went to the site and deployed heavy duty machinery and materials and engaged workers in large numbers to carry the restoration works on war-footing. General Manager, East Coast Railway Manoj Sharma along with senior officials from East Coast Railway Headquarters inspected the site twice to assess the ongoing works and extended all possible support for early completion of restoration.
There was about 10,000 cubic meter of mud filled with huge rocks and trees fell on the track. Despite inclement weather, intermittent rains, the restoration works carried on war-footing. The task of the restoration activity was focused to stabilize further landslides and then to clear the huge earthen. Heavy duty machinery was engaged in the restoration activity. More than 25 excavators, proclainers and 450-strong workforce engaged to clear the track. Accident relief train from Koraput, material relief trains and OHE cars were engaged, a Railway official said.
The construction team led by S Srinivas, Chief Administrative Officer along with two Chief Engineers and other officials camped at site for 17 days to oversee the removal of earth, soil and boulders using machinery like excavators, proclainers and dumpers.
