Persistent landslides disrupt essential services in Dima Hasao district, traffic advisory issued

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• May 2, 2024 | Pinaki Goswami

Residents are urged to notify the District Disaster Management Authority for any emergencies or difficult circumstances...

Digital Desk: Continuous landslides in the Dima Hasao district's Jatinga-Lampur and New Harangajao stations have severely disrupted essential services and transportation, causing serious challenges for the area. The train route at Maibang was closed because of severe rains that occasionally interfered with the connection with Haflong, causing the ongoing landslides that led to the suspension of the Lumding-Silchar train service.

Additionally, there has been a significant disruption to road communication, especially on National Highway 27, which has been closed due to a landslide near Maibong tunnel number 116-3/4 on the Haflong route. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Guwahati has issued weather warnings, and the District Disaster Management Authority in Dima Hasao has advised locals to stay indoors from May 2 to May 4, 2024, until conditions improve.

All district educational institutions in the district will remain closed until May 4, 2024, as a precautionary measure. The responsibility of keeping an eye on traffic movement has been given to the transport department and the SP office. Due to heavy rain, a traffic advisory has been issued stating that all vehicle travel on the Jatinga-Harangajao Stretch at NH-27 will be restricted until 4:00 PM today.

Residents are urged to notify the District Disaster Management Authority for any emergencies or difficult circumstances. 

While speaking to reporters, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Sabyasachi De highlighted the severity of the situation, citing reports of continuous rainfall in Jatinga-Lampur and New Harangajao.

Cancellation of trains: 

Train no. 15615 (Guwahati –Silchar) Express, Train no.15616 (Silchar– Guwahati) Express, Train no. 15611 (Rangiya – Silchar) Express, Train no. 05628 (Agartala– Guwahati) Special scheduled to leave on 02.05.2024 and Train no. 15612 (Silchar–Rangiya) Express & Train no. 05627 (Guwahati– Agartala) Special scheduled to leave on 03.05.2024.

Regulation:

Train no. 13175(Sealdah – Silchar) Kanchenjunga Express commencing journey on 01.05.2024 will be regulated for 04 hours between Guwahati and Lumding.

Train no. 07030 (Secunderabad – Agartala) Special commencing journey on 29.04.2024 and Train no. 12503 (SMVT Bengaluru – Agartala) Humsafar Express commencing journey on 30.04.2024 will be regulated suitably between Guwahati and New Haflong.

Rescheduling:

Train no. 14619 (Agartala – Firojpur) Tripura Sundari Express commencing journey on 02.05.2024 has been rescheduled to start at 23:10 hours instead of 15:10 hours.

Train no. 12508 (Silchar – Thiruvananthapuram Central) Express commencing journey on 02.05.2024 has been rescheduled to start at 23:50 hours instead of 19:50 hours.

Cancellation of summer special train: 

Due to poor patronization, it has been decided to cancel the special train No. 08351/08352 (Sambalpur – Guwahati –Sambalpur) weekly summer special for the remaining 09 trips.