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How India Railways got supplies to Nepal through devastating flood waters
DESPITE devastation flood waters, Indian Railways opened alternative routes through Bihar and Bengal states bordering Nepal, to deliver desperately needed supplies from Kolkata and Vizag ports.
Credit should also go to people of Bihar for allowing rail authorities to restrict passenger train services to facilitate freight movement, said Chennai's Hindu daily.
Despite roads being wiped out and rail lines severely damaged, goods bound for beleaguered Nepal got through using alternate routes with the help of lively spirits of cooperation and ingenuity.
"Goods operations were closed for only three days," said Vishnu Chaudhary, CEO of CONCOR-run joint venture Himalayan Terminal (HTPL) at Nepal's Birgunj, which borders the North Bihar town of Raxaul.
Mr Chaudhary said the key Darbhanga-Sitamari-Raxaul rail link had been severed and restoration took time as the alignment of some key bridges was also affected.
Railways have managed the situation by diverting traffic through Sugauli. Passenger service on the Muzaffarpur-Raxaul route was reduced to create a six-hour dedicated window for goods movement to Nepal.
Supplies of steel, fertiliser, cement from India also went on full steam. The operations were challenging due to limited window for unloading," Mr Chaudhary said.
Credit should also go to people of Bihar for allowing rail authorities to restrict passenger train services to facilitate freight movement, said Chennai's Hindu daily.
Despite roads being wiped out and rail lines severely damaged, goods bound for beleaguered Nepal got through using alternate routes with the help of lively spirits of cooperation and ingenuity.
"Goods operations were closed for only three days," said Vishnu Chaudhary, CEO of CONCOR-run joint venture Himalayan Terminal (HTPL) at Nepal's Birgunj, which borders the North Bihar town of Raxaul.
Mr Chaudhary said the key Darbhanga-Sitamari-Raxaul rail link had been severed and restoration took time as the alignment of some key bridges was also affected.
Railways have managed the situation by diverting traffic through Sugauli. Passenger service on the Muzaffarpur-Raxaul route was reduced to create a six-hour dedicated window for goods movement to Nepal.
Supplies of steel, fertiliser, cement from India also went on full steam. The operations were challenging due to limited window for unloading," Mr Chaudhary said.
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