South Central Railway (SCR) canceled some trains and diverted rest of the trains in Guntakal and Vijayawada divisions due to heavy rains and floods.
Several trains were partially canceled and rescheduled in different sections due to damage to the tracks at Rajampet, Katpadi, Nandaluru and other places.
Railway officials said 39 trains were cancelled, 10 were partially canceled and 42 were diverted on different routes in Guntakal division.
In Vijayawada division, 41 trains were diverted, 78 cancelled, 26 partially canceled and seven trains regulated.
Railway officials said several express and passenger trains were affected on the Vijayawada-Tirupati, Narasapur-Tirupati, Vijayawada-Chennai, Nellore-Guntur and other routes.
GM’s visit
SCR General Manager Gajanan Mallya along with senior officials visited the damaged tracks in Rajampet, Nandalur and other areas. He inquired about the damage caused by the floods and ordered that necessary steps be taken to restore the tracks immediately.
Railway officials said Tirupati-Adilabad, Bhubaneswar-Tirupati, Visakhapatnam-Kadapa, Howrah-Yesvantpur, Howrah-Chennai Central, Hatia-Yesvantpur, H. Nizamuddin-Madurai, New Delhi-Chennai Central, Kacheguda-Chengalpattu, Tirupati-Bilaspur, Tirupati – Secunderabad and many other trains were partially canceled and some were canceled completely.
In a travel advisory issued on Sunday, Indian Railways officials appealed to passengers to inquire about the status of trains before booking tickets.
NDRF, APSDRF teams deployed
The 10th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed two teams each in Rajampet and Tirupati and three teams in Nellore district. Two teams of NDRF 3rd Battalion have been kept on standby in Visakhapatnam.
“The force was assisting revenue, police, road and buildings and disaster management officials in carrying out rescue and relief operations,” Zahid Khan, commandant of the NDRF 10th Battalion, told The Hindu. Hindu.
SDRF officials said AP State Disaster Response Force (APSDRF) teams have been pressed into service in Chittoor and Nellore districts.
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