Question : DAMAGE TO RAILWAYS BY FLOOD

(a) the details of damage caused by recent flood to Railways in various parts of the country especially in Central and Eastern States;

(b) the details of train services disrupted and the loss suffered by Railways as a result thereof; and

(c) the steps taken for carrying out repairs / restoration of the damages caused and the expenditure incurred thereon?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI LALU PRASAD )

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 346 BY SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH AND SHRI CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.08.2004 REGARDING DAMAGE TO RAILWAYS BY FLOOD.

(a) A statement is attached as Appendix.

(b): The details of the services disrupted (Mail/ Express & Passenger trains on Broad Gauge & Metre Gauge) due to recent flood on Railways upto 12.8.2004 are as below:

Railway	No. of	No. of train	No. of train	train trips	trips	trips	cancelled	partially	diverted.	cancelled
East Central	2005 230 218	Northern	1174 - 230	Northeast 394 222 -	Frontier	Western 121 128 27	Central 105 4 61

Sl. Rly. State Section Location/Rly.Km. From To Remarks 1 Central Railway Maharashtra Kasara-Igatpuri 132-133,132/29 to 03-08-04 05-08-04 Up and Middle (BG) 134/8-9,132/7 - line restored. 134/8-9 Down line work in progress expected by 18-08-04. 2 East Central Bihar Sitamarhi - 44/9- 45/3, 45/7- 09-07-04 20-07-04 Breaches at Railway Darbhanga (MG) 10, 57/4-5, 57/10- various 12 locations. Sitamarhi - 41/2-42/0, 42/2-6 09-07-04 23-07-04 Breaches at Darbhanga various locations. Sitamarhi - 42/0-1, 42/1-2, 09-07-04 09-08-04 Breaches at Darbhanga 43/2-7, 45/11-12, various 46/2-7,61/8-62/3, locations. 64/11-12, 65/11- 12, 93/10-13, 94/12-13 Sitamarhi - 59/11-60/0, 60/14- 09-07-04 02-08-04 Breaches at Darbhanga 15, 61/4-5 various locations. Sitamarhi - 46/7-8, 65/10-11, 09-07-04 10-08-04 Breaches at Darbhanga 65/13-14, 65/15- various 66/9, 66/10-67/1, locations. 67/2-3, 68/6-7 Sitamarhi - 62/4-5, 63/12-13, 09-07-04 05-08-04 Breaches at Darbhanga 64/4-5, 64/7-10 various locations. Sitamarhi - 64/1-2, 66/9-10, 09-07-04 20-08-04 Breaches at Darbhanga 92/10-11, 93/5-7 (Expected) various locations. Sitamarhi - 103/6-7,103/12- 09-07-04 07-08-04 Breaches at Darbhanga 13,104/7-8,104/9- various 12 locations. 3 East Central Bihar Jhanjharpur - 39/4-5, 39/12-16, 30-06-04 02-08-04 Flood water over Railway Nirmali 40/1-8, 40/9- topped rail 41/9, 41/10-11, level. Br. No. 41/12-42/1, 45/3- 106, 98, 95 & 92 4, 45/11-12, 46/9- affected due to 10,46/11-12, 47/2-5 flood. Jhanjharpur - 47/14-48/4, 62/4- 30-06-04 30-08-04 Flood water over Nirmali 11, 65/1-3 (Expected) topped rail (MG) level. Jhanjharpur - 0/15-16, 1/5-6, 09-07-04 30-08-04 Flood water over Laukaha Bazar(MG)1/10-11, 1/13-2/0, (Expected) topped rail 2/2-3, 2/4-5, 2/11- level. 12, 6/9-10, 6/11- 12, 8/9-10, 8/12- 15, 9/1-6, 9/7-9, 9/15-10/0, 10/0- 12, 10/13-15, 12/7- 11, 24/10-11 4 East Central Bihar Jhanjharpur - 26/14-27/8 09-07-04 15-07-04 Flood water over Railway Sakri topped rail (MG) level. Jhanjharpur - 35/6-11, 35/15- 09-07-04 16-07-04 Flood water over Sakri 36/1, 36/2-3, 37/1- topped rail 2, 38/1-2, 38/8-10 level. 5 East Central Bihar Darbhanga-Sakri 1/15,1/17-18,7/6- 12-07-04 16-07-04 Breaches. Railway (MG) 8 Darbhanga-Sakri 1/18-2/9 12-07-04 17-07-04 Breaches. Darbhanga-Sakri 2/11-15, 4/4-8 12-07-04 18-07-04 Breaches. Darbhanga-Sakri 4/8-11 12-07-04 21-07-04 Breaches. Darbhanga-Sakri 4/11-14, 4/15- 12-07-04 24-07-04 Breaches. 5/4, 5/8-11,5/13- 15
6 East Central Bihar Khagaria-Mansi 121/14, 122/5-6 19-07-04 20-07-04 Ballast washed Railway (MG) away by flood Water.
7 East Central Bihar Mansi-Saharsa 2/17-3/1,4/3-7, 11-07-04 15-09-04 Cutting on Railway (MG) Br. No. 52, 4/15, (Expected) approaches and 5/9-14, 16/10-11, breaches 17/8-9
8 East Central Bihar Muzafarpur - 61/14-15, 62/1-5, 16-07-04 24-07-04 Ballast washed Railway Samastipur (BG) 63/14-15, 64/5-6, away by flood 66/3-4 Water.
9 East Central Bihar Muzafarpur - 164/7-8 09-07-04 10-07-04 subsisdence of Railway Sugauli (BG) embankment.
10 East Central Bihar Saharsa - 33/0-32/13,64/3- 11-07-04 14-07-04 Flood water Railway Banmankhi (MG) 4 touched the girder of bridge.
11 East Central Bihar Saharsa - 89/5-6, 150/11-16 09-07-04 15-07-04 subsisdence of Railway Forbisganj (MG) embankment.
12 East Central Bihar Samastipur - 8/2-3, 8/6-7 12-07-04 18-07-04 Breaches due to Railway Darbhanga water over (BG) flowing. Samastipur - 8/7-9 12-07-04 26-07-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga water over flowing. Samastipur - 9/6-8, 9/9-10 12-07-04 06-08-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga water over flowing. Samastipur - 11/10-11 12-07-04 03-08-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga water over flowing. Samastipur - 11/13-14,12/2-3, 12-07-04 25-07-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga 12/8-9 water over flowing. Samastipur - 14/0-2, 16/4-5 12-07-04 26-07-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga water over flowing. Samastipur - 15/2-4, 15/11-12, 12-07-04 22-07-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga 15/13-14 water over flowing. Samastipur - 15/15 - 16/1 12-07-04 31-07-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga water over flowing. Samastipur - 16/1-4 12-07-04 06-08-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga water over flowing. Samastipur - 21/3-4, 21/5-6, 12-07-04 31-07-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga 21/15-22/1, 25/7-8 water over flowing. Samastipur - 25/9 - 26/1 12-07-04 12-08-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga water over flowing. Samastipur - 27/1-2, 27/5-6, 12-07-04 30-08-04 Breaches due to Darbhanga 28/5-7, 21/0-3 (Expected) water over flowing.
13 East Central Bihar Samastipur-Mansi 44/4-5, 44/0-3, 12-07-04 21-07-04 Breaches. Railway (MG) 43/12-13,41/1-4, 40/10-12 East Central Bihar Samastipur-Mansi 43/0-2, 42/8-10, 12-07-04 20-07-04 Breaches. Railway 42/4-5, 42/1-3 East Central Bihar Samastipur-Mansi 27/5-6, 14/6 12-07-04 20-08-04 Breaches. Railway (Br.7, 21/9-10) (Expected) (Br.9, 23/8-9)
14 East Central Bihar Raxaul-Sitamarhi 126/10-11 09-07-04 06-08-04 Breaches, Br. Railway (MG) No. 88 affected. Raxaul-Sitamarhi 137/2-3,137/9-10, 11-07-04 10-08-04 Breaches, Br. 139/11-140/0 No. 4A, 5 and 7 affected.
15 Northeast Assam Guwhati-Lumding 135-137, 104/9- 18-07-04 02-08-04 Ballast washed Frontier (BG) 105/4, 29/3-4, away by flood Railway 79/2-80/5, 81/3-7, Water. 88/2-90/0, 87/3-7, 83/6-7
16 Northeast Assam Katihar-Jogbani 96/6-12 10-07-04 15-07-04 Flood water over Frontier MG) topped rail Railway level.
17 Northeast Assam Lumding-Badarpur 84/1-4, 146/0-1, 15-04-04 30-04-04 Water over Frontier (MG) 147/6-7, 161/1-6, flowed the Railway 160/3-7, 160/1-2, track, breaches 147/0-1, 147/3-5, occurred at 151/0-1, 150/2-3, different 149/1-9, 153/3-4, locations. 157/0-6, 157/9- 158/0, 150/8-9, 152/7-9, 107/9- 108/0
18 Northeast Assam Lumding-Badarpur 110/6-8, 152/4-5 12-05-04 13-06-04 35000 cum of Frontier earth fallen on Railway track due to land slips.
19 Northeast Assam Lumding-Badarpur 2/5-14/0-1,149/5- 27-06-04 16-08-04 Land slides and Frontier 6, 145/6-8, 130/1- ballast washed Railway 4, 29/3-4, 30/2-3, out. Track 35/0 - 36/0, 43/6- sinkage, water 7, 103/0 - 139/0, overflowed. 135/9 - 136/0, 28/0-1 & 28/4-5, 61/8-9, 58/2-3, 81/7-82/2, 83/2-5, 85/7-8, 1/0-7/1, 7/0-12/13
20 Northeast Assam Rangia - 358/9-10 14-05-04 28-05-04 Embankment Frontier Murkongselek (MG) erroded on Railway approaches of bridge No. 348 for 10 mtrs & 11 mtrs.
21 Northeast Assam Rangia - 356/9-10, 8/9- 17-06-04 05-08-04 Water over Frontier Murkongselek 11/10, 43/10-11, topped, braches Railway 389/4-5 & 445/12-1 occurred, 4, 130/8-9 Erosion of bank
22 Northeast Assam Rangia-Rangapara 8/13 - 9/0-1 23-06-04 24-06-04 Water risen due Frontier (MG) to breach of Railway marginal bund of Puthimari River
23 Northeast Assam Siliguri - 36/11-12 17-07-04 29-07-04 Formation wall Frontier Darjeeling (NG) collapsed and Railway sinked.
24 Western Railway Gujarat Ankeleshwar - 308/28 - 310/8, 05-08-04 till Bank wash out Rajpipla (NG) 315/20-22, 321-322 date due to heavy rain.
25 Western Railway Gujarat Bharuch-Chavaj - _ 04-08-04 14-08-04 Traffic Kavi Section (NG) suspended due to heavy Rain
26 Western Railway Gujarat Billimora-Waghai 62/2 03-08-04 05-08-04 Water (NG) overtopped.
27 Western Railway Gujarat Kosamba-Umarpada _ 03-08-04 till Traffic Section (NG) date suspended due to heavy Rain
28 Western Railway Gujarat Sabarmati-Bhatod 27/8-9 31-07-04 02-08-04 Br. No. 22 (MG) damaged due to heavy rain
29 Western Railway Gujarat& Virar-Surat(BG) 168/14-24,168/13- 03-08-04 05-08-04 Water overtopped Maharashtra 15 Br. No. 275.
30 Western Railway Gujarat Godra-Ratlam 510/16-28, 513- 13-08-04 15-08-04 Water 514, 519/4-6, overtopping the 495/0-3, 505/20- track level. Up 506/6 line restored on 15-08-04, Down line work in progress.
31 Northern Haryana Ambala-Kalka(BG) 206/14-15,207/1- 03-08-04 09-08-04 One bridge has Railway 2, 207/15-16, been damaged 210/0-3, 218/1-2, beyond repairs 236/7-12, 237/1-3, and needs 239/11-12, 251/1-2 reconstruction. Service girder used for temporary restoration. Total length affected was about 400m. Bank was washed out at 5 locations, ballast washed out in stretch of 190m length. Bank settled at
32 Northern Haryana Ambala-Rajpura 275/15-17, 275/9- 03-08-04 13-08-04 Embankment was Railway (BG) 13, 275/1-7, breached at 7 274/25-27, 271/5-7 locations between Ambala- Shambhu stations over a stretch of 4.4 kms.
33 Eastern Railway Bihar Bhagalpur-Mandar 21-06-04 01-07-04 hill section