Sunday, October 13, 2013

EFFECT OF CYCLONE OVER EAST COAST RAILWAY REPORTED TILL MORNING

On Khurda Road–Palasa section, the wind speed is ranging between 50-100KMPH with medium and heavy rain fall.

The reported extents of damage of East Coast Railway are as under:
1
    .No coaching trains are moving in the affected sections between Bhadrak-Khurda Road-Palasa-Vizianagaram sections. Cases of causality if any have not been reported so far.
2  
   .The wind speed is gradually reducing. Engineering, Traction Distribution (TRD) and Signaling & Telecommunication (S&T) staff have been kept in readiness at nominated stations to go in to the section by Tower Wagon/Diesel Light Engine.
3  
   .Up Line Home signal of Ichhapuram Station is uprooted. Foot Over Bridge (FOB) & Platform shelter at Brahmapur, Ganjam, Somepeta, Balugaon, Mancheswar and Khurda Road are either blown off or damaged.

Effects Reported so far:
1  
  1.Khurda Road-Palasa Over Head Equipment (OHE) is not holding. Attempt to charge the section has failed as reported by TRD/ECoR.
  2. The Over Head Equipment (OHE) between Bhadrak-Barang and Talcher-Rajathagarh sections are holding. However, Cuttack-Paradeep & Barang-Khurda Road sections are not holding and Tower Wagons from Bhadrak & Jajpur-Keonjhar Road have already moved out to the sections.
   3.Details of sectional damages can be assessed o­nly after the relief team reports back.
   4.As reported by M/s Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd., High Tension (HT) towers have been uprooted at many locations over Khurda Road – Brahmapur section. The details of which are awaited.
    5.A large No. of trees are uprooted and falling o­n track/OHE. Available information is as under::
SECTION
KM

Mandasha - Barua (3 Places)
660/2-4

Golanthara - Barahampur
605/17-18

Sompeta Yard
644/4

Palasa-Sumadevi
669/42-47

Sumadevi-Mandasa
666/6-8 ,  665/28-30


Barahmpur-Jagannathpur
596/2-4

Jagannathpur-Chhatrapur
584/30-31

Rambha Yard
554/7-4

Jagannathpur-Barahmpur
596/32-34

Maltipatpur  - Sakhigopal
487/4-6

Puri  - Maltipatpur
492/3-4

Balugaon-Chilka Section – Mast Damaged at KMs 530/23-25




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