Goods and passenger train movement on the Kirandul-Kothavalasa (KK) line in Chhattisgarh was disrupted due to breaches and falling of boulders on the track at various sites due to heavy rains.Fourty meters of rail track and seven meters depth of land underneath the track at Boddavara near Srungavarapukota on the KK line was damaged due to heavy downpour during the last few days. Additional Divisional Railway Manager C Madhusudhana Rao said, the track restoration work is going on in full swing and the main line would be restored by tonight. Mr Rao said, it would take another 24 hours to restore the second line as big boulders had fallen on the track.KK line is important for transportation of iron ore from Kirundul in Chhattisgarh and nearby areas.
News On AIR | November 5, 2012 1:33 PM
Goods, passenger train movement on KK line in Chhattisgarh disrupted