NFR officials race against time to restore train services | Guwahati News - Times of India
Silchar: As Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) grapples with the aftermath of a major landslide, senior officials are racing against time to restore services in the Lumding–Badarpur hill section.
On Thursday, NFR general manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava visited the severely affected Jatinga Lumpur stretch at km 108/7-8 to take stock of the ongoing restoration efforts.Accompanied by divisional railway manager (Lumding) Sameer Lohani, senior divisional commercial manager Amitabh Kumar Mishra, and other top railway officials, Shrivastava spent over 90 minutes at the site. He reviewed the damage and monitored progress as labourers and machines worked to clear debris and stabilise the tracks.Sources within NFR indicated that services on the hill route could resume as early as Sunday. A senior railway official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the general manager has set a strict deadline for reopening the section and has instructed officials to boost manpower at critical points to fast-track restoration.Silchar: As Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) grapples with the aftermath of a major landslide, senior officials are racing against time to restore services in the Lumding–Badarpur hill section.
On Thursday, NFR general manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava visited the severely affected Jatinga Lumpur stretch at km 108/7-8 to take stock of the ongoing restoration efforts.Accompanied by divisional railway manager (Lumding) Sameer Lohani, senior divisional commercial manager Amitabh Kumar Mishra, and other top railway officials, Shrivastava spent over 90 minutes at the site. He reviewed the damage and monitored progress as labourers and machines worked to clear debris and stabilise the tracks.Sources within NFR indicated that services on the hill route could resume as early as Sunday. A senior railway official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the general manager has set a strict deadline for reopening the section and has instructed officials to boost manpower at critical points to fast-track restoration.
