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Samastipur division
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Soil-erosion alongside tracks in Saharsa-Mansi section a cause of concern for Railways’
Soil-erosion alongside tracks in Saharsa-Mansi section a cause of concern for Railways’
Saharsa (SHC): Indian Railways is making concerted efforts to fight erosion at the Fango Halt on the Saharsa-Mansi section in Samastipur division in view of the Kosi flood situation. The section under East Central Railway runs parallel to the Kosi and has come under direct threat of the river’s current. Although the river has not reached its danger mark, 1m by the Fango Halt, around 15 km southwest of the Saharsa railway station, has been eroded in the past two days.
This has prompted railway officials to maintain strict monitoring of anti-erosion work on the section. It is important to curb the erosion by the tracks as the railways are the region’s lifeline. There are no proper roads connecting Saharsa in the Kosi region with and Patna. From the Saharsa railway station alone, at least six trains start for different destinations with 10,000-12,000 passengers daily.
