Sindri: A significant train mishap was avoided after a little boulder hit on the motor of their Ranchi-bound New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani particular between Baskatwa block stop and Nathganj block on the Manpur-Koderma part under Dhanbad railroad division of East Central railways (ECR) on Saturday morning.
Luckily there was not any derailment or harm to any passenger because the part is on permanent rate limit because of the topography of the region.
According to accounts, a landslide happened because of incessant rains for the past several days plus also a boulder came to the paths around 5.17’m but at the time that the New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani unique had reached there and also among those little boulders hit on the motor and the driver stopped the train.
New Delhi-Sealdah Rajdhani unique and Ghajipur City-Kolkata say particular running supporting the Ranchi Rajdhani stayed stranded for almost 3 hours as a result of episode.
According to senior commercial supervisor, Dhanbad, AK Pandey,”Dhanbad DRM Ashish Bansal who had been on board that the Sealdah-Rajdhani along with the very first senior officers to get to the place to find the paths cleared under his advice.” “The railroad staff keeps a course on loose boulders flanking the paths and eliminates them through the summertime,” he explained, adding that constant rains for the previous seven days may have loosened a part of the flanks of the rocky terrain that might have led to the event.
The DRM has constituted a committee under the oversight of senior divisional security officer and senior divisional engineer (coordination) to determine vulnerable places and suggest security measures within a week,” he advised.