Title - Ghaghra submerges railway track

BAHRAICH: Ghaghra is flowing 87 centimetres above the danger mark at Elgin Bridge on Friday. The river submerged 20 metres of the railway track near Adampur-Rewali dam on Thursday night. The villagers have been asked to vacate the area.

Chief engineer, Saryu Canal, PC Mishra and other officials reached the spot. Orders were issued to remove the villagers of the area to safer places. The engineers vainly tried to save the guide spur but about 20 metres of the track was submerged late at night which created the danger on Lucknow-Gonda railway line and Bahraich-Lucknow highway. On Friday morning, efforts to divert the water current by putting boulders also went in vain. Later the initiative to start the construction of ring dam at a distance of about 100 meters was started and four Pokland machines have been engaged in the construction. Over 50,000 population of Mehsi and Kaiserganj tehsils are affected with the flood in Ghaghra.