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Railways Links cancelled till 20 August 2017
All trains to the Northeast from rest of the country have been cancelled till 20 August due to flood damaged tracks in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar, officials said on Wednesday.“The Railway Board has directed all zonal railways to cancel trains travelling from various parts of the country beyond Malda town and Katihar,” Northeast Frontier Railway chief public relations officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said in a statement. “However, virtually no accessibility to most of the damaged sites has affected the restoration work. Telecommunication network in the entire section is badly affected also,” Water is still above danger level in sections like Dalkhola-Telta-Sudhani Barsoi-Raiganj and Balurghat-Buniyadpur. Restoration work is going on. Boulder, ballast and other materials are being arranged from various locations for being used in restoration work. On date, there are about 120 passengers, who are stranded at Guwahati station and railway administration is taking all necessary steps to extend all possible assistance to these people currently.
