Due to heavy rainfall in the upstream catchment, Dikhow River has been actively overflowing, resulting in flooding of Simaluguri (SLGR) town in Sibsagar district in Tinsukia Division in Assam, including the station yard and railway colony. Water has also overtopped the railway track in the Simaluguri area.
As a result, to ensure safety of trains and passengers, train movement in the Simaluguri – Namtiali and Simaluguri – Selenghat sections has been suspended until further notice. Long distance trains from Dibrugarh and Tinsukia have been diverted through the Rangiya Rangapara route. A number of local trains have been cancelled and short terminated.
Necessary measures are being taken to restore train movement at the earliest. Required men and materials have been dispatched to the affected locations. The situation is being continuously monitored at the highest level.
At present, due to the high water level, it is not possible to determine the expected time of restoration. Only once the water level recedes, the exact damage to the tracks can be ascertained.
