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Yamunanagar ; The continuous receding of flood waters from the district brought the much needed relief to the affected villages. The Yamuna river, which wrecked havoc in the district after bringing in more than 8 lakh cusecs of water from the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, was today carrying around 77,000 cusecs of water.The repair work undertaken by the railways on a war footing today brought the Ambala-Hardwar track back in operation at 3.30pm. Railway officials said the movement of trains on the track had been restored which had remained suspended since Sunday. The National Highway-73 was also opened for the traffic, but hardly any vehicle passed through it as the flood had completely washed away the road which was already in a bad shape even before the flood.Long queues of trucks and buses could be seem parked on the road as a few trucks overturned on the road due to deep ditches. The rainwater, which had accumulated in various lanes of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri towns, had also started receding. A number of mud houses in the affected villages were also washed away.Deputy Commissioner K M Pandurang said the administration would undertake a detailed survey to assess the losses suffered by residents so that they could be adequately compensated by the state government. He said district officials were still monitoring the weather in the upper reaches of the hills.The number of villages, which were cut off from the district after a bridge on the river at Burdiya village was washed away, still had no access to other parts of the district. The officials maintained that more than 150 villages had been directly or indirectly affected by these floods and efforts were afoot to restore normalcy in the flood-hit areas.

Rail traffic on old Yamuna bridge, which was affected on Delhi-Sahadara route due to the rising water level of Yamuna, was restored today.

Regular train service with restricted speed was allowed over the 145-year-old bridge after flood waters began to recede today, a senior Northern Railway official said.

The movement of trains except EMU service was suspended over the Yamuna bridge from 12 noon yesterday. It was restored at about 11 am today.

Most Recent Jiah Khan's suicide very unfortunate, says Vidya Balan Temple Run for Windows Phone 8 updated to work on devices with 512MB RAM Services of over 50 trains were affected yesterday due to the rising water level of Yamuna. The water level had touched 207.32 metres yesterday. It was recorded at 206.83 metres at 2 pm, which is two metres above the danger mark.

The action committee opposing the high-speed rail corridor project will take out a Collectorate march and hold a dharna on June 22.Announcing this at a press conference here on Wednesday, the action committee members said the project costing Rs. 1.18 lakh crore would rseult in the largest eviction the State has witnessed. Though it has been claimed that the project cuts across just 20 m of land in width, nearly 100 to 120 metres has been surveyed at many places raising suspicion.The march on June 22 will start from the stadium corner. It will be attended by people’s representatives and leaders of various organisations, they said.Dharmadam panchayat president Prabhakaran, Edakkad Premarajan, chairman, action committee, and P.B.M. Farmees, Convener, were present.

Members of Chatrapur Development Committee (CDC) held a demonstration in front of Chatrapur railway station demanding better amenities and stoppage of several express trains at Chatrapur station.It may be noted that Chatrapur is the district headquarters of Ganjam district. The agitation by the CDC had support of leaders of various political parties, organisations and citizens’ committee of Chatrapur. Two former MLAs of Chantrapur, N.Narayan Reddy and Ashok Choudhury, also participated in the agitation. President of the Chatrapur Bar Association Ram Chandra Behera chaired the public meeting held by the agitators near the railway station.

Rally

The agitators took out a rally in Chatrapur which started from the Thakurani temple at Chatrapur and moved around the town before reaching the railway station. The agitators held a demonstration in front of the railway station. They handed over a memorandum addressed to the General Manager of East Coast Railways to the station superintendent.

After that they held a public meeting at the spot to create public awareness regarding their demands.

The much-awaited railway section, providing all-weather surface link to Kashmir valley, will be launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on June 26.Singh and Gandhi will jointly flag off the first train on the 18-km-long section between Banihal in Jammu and Qazigund in Kashmir, marking start of the service.The Banihal-Qazigund section, which includes an 11-km-long tunnel, will reduce the distance from 35 km (by road) to 18 km. It has been constructed at a cost of Rs 1,691 crore.This rail section is very significant as it will provide an all-weather link to Kashmir valley which often gets cut off from the rest of the country due to snowfall during winters.Passengers travelling by train from Kashmir valley to Banihal can avail bus service from there till Udhampur where train service is available for rest of the country.Northern Railway is coordinating with Jammu and Kashmir government for arrangements for the bus service."The bus service will be available from Udhampur to facilitate passengers availing train from Banihal next month," a senior Northern Railway official said.Train service is already operational within Kashmir valley in the 118-km-long route between Qazigund and Baramulla in north Kashmir."It (Qazigund-Banihal section) was a challenging task. Besides the difficult terrain, land was acquired for the Kashmir rail link project in adverse law and order situation in the state," the official said."The mandatory inspection of the track by Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) is being done and the clearance is awaited. The line is expected to open on June 26," the official said.Trial run on this section was successfully done on December 28 last year and since then trains carrying stones are running on regular basis.

Jammu : The suspended train services have been restored today by the Northern Railways, which were affected by floods in Uttarakhand. The only train from Jammu to Rishikesh, Hemkunt Express, which was suspended and others which were diverted for the last two days, have been restored today.The Hemkunt Express has finally been moved towards Rishikesh after two days from Jammu, and heavy rush was observed at the Jammu Railway Station. However, many passengers had already cancelled tickets due to the uncertainty about the departure of the train.“We were eagerly waiting for the announcement at the railway station with our fingers crossed about the departure of the Hemkunt Express. Finally, we are relaxed when the authorities have confirmed that the train will depart at right time from Jammu,” said Sushil Yadav, a passenger from Rishikesh, who was here to pay obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.Eight trains from Jammu following this route were affected due to the damage of the railway line on the Ambala-Saharanpur route. Hemkunt Express was suspended, and seven others, Begampura Exp, Jat Anvt Spl, Sealdah Express, Archana Express, Shalimar Exp, Lohit Express and Uhp BSB Spl were diverted to the Ambala-Panipat-Delhi route. The route has been cleared this morning and all the trains have been restored on the said route.RN Meena, divisional traffic manager, Jammu, said, “As the track was damaged due to flood in Uttarakhand, we had to suspend the Hemkunt Express and divert other trains towards the Ambala-Delhi route via Panipat on Monday and Tuesday. However, it has been restored today”.

New Delhi:  Uttarakhand is seriously affected by floods. Apart from military people railway officers are also taking part to help the flooded area. Phone numbers and details of the railway people who are involved in helping the uttarakhand people are mentioned in the below paragraphs. The Northern Railway has deployed senior officers at Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar to help coordinate evacuation of people stranded in flood-hit Uttarakhand, a statement here said Thursday.
These officers will co-ordinate with the state authorities and ensure management and dispersal of passengers by trains, running of special trains and also ensure setting up of passenger help booths at these locations round the clock, said the statement.
The officers are:
Dehradun – Sanjeev Garg, chief commercial manager/freight marketing, Mobile:09717630953;
Rishikesh – D. K. Singh, chief commercial manager/project, Mobile:097171630969;
Haridwar – Hitendra Malhotra, additional divisional railway manager/Moradabad, Mobile:09760534001;
and
New Delhi – Vivek Srivastava, additional divisional railway manager, Mobile:09717631001
The statement said the railways have also deployed Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers, doctors and paramedical staff in sufficient numbers at these stations.
Four special trains are being sent to Haridwar/Dehradun to be utilized for evacuation of stranded people between Haridwar/Dehradun and Ambala, Delhi and Lucknow, it said.

The old Yamuna Bridge was reopened for rail traffic on Thursday as the water level of Yamuna receded. The bridge was closed on Wednesday after the river rose to 207.32 metres, and the water reached the bearings of the bridge.Officials said the water receded nearly seven metres below the bridge, allowing them to open it for rail traffic at 10.40 am. Delhi Disaster Management Authority said the level of water in Yamuna was down to 206.83 metres at 2 pm on Thursday."The movement of train was found safe and the services were restored," a spokesperson for Northern Railway said.However, a speed restriction of 10 kmph has been imposed and goods trains are barred on the bridge.Several trains such as Delhi-Alipur Dwar Mahananda Express, New Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Superfast special train, Delhi-Howrah Janata Express have been rescheduled.

Rail traffic on old Yamuna bridge, which was affected on Delhi-Sahadara route due to the rising water level of Yamuna, was restored today.

Regular train service with restricted speed was allowed over the 145-year-old bridge after flood waters began to recede today, a senior Northern Railway official said.

The movement of trains except EMU service was suspended over the Yamuna bridge from 12 noon yesterday. It was restored at about 11 am today.

Most Recent Jiah Khan's suicide very unfortunate, says Vidya Balan Temple Run for Windows Phone 8 updated to work on devices with 512MB RAM Services of over 50 trains were affected yesterday due to the rising water level of Yamuna. The water level had touched 207.32 metres yesterday. It was recorded at 206.83 metres at 2 pm, which is two metres above the danger mark.

NEW DELHI: Assuming charge of the Railway Ministry, Mallikarjun Kharge today said he would hold a discussion with officials on issues being faced by the national transporter before deciding on priorities."I will discuss the issues and then I will have to decide on priorities," Kharge said after assuming charge at Rail Bhawan.Asked about his priorities, he said, "Unless I talk to them (officers) and discuss the issues I will not comment."Kharge, an MP from Gulbarga constituency in Karnataka, is the sixth Railway Minister in the last four years.His immediate predecessor Pawan Kumar Bansal had to quit last month in the wake of cash-for-post scam in railways.Asked about the vacancies in the Railway Board, Kharge said, "All these things are there. I will discuss with them (officers) as to what can be done within a shortspan of time."Though he was given the responsibility of railways day before yesterday, the Karnataka Congress veteran took charge today.Railways have to show some urgency in shortlisting the possible names for the key posts in Railway Board and submit them to the DoPT for consideration.Currently, Member Staff Mahesh Kumar is behind the bars and under suspension as he is accused of bribing Vijay Singla, nephew of former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, for a top post in Railways.Besides, the post of Member Traffic is vacant while Chairman Railway Board Vinay Mittal and Financial Commissioner Vijaykanth are retiring on June 30.Besides filling up vacant posts, he has to decide on the constitution of the long-pending Rail Tariff Authority also.