Indian Railways Monsoon Plan: Western Railway has made extensive preparations this year to deal with the problem of waterlogging on railway tracks during monsoon. Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railways, said that every year during the rains, special measures have been taken at places where the problem of water logging occurs so that railway services are not affected.

He said that Western Railways has identified all such critical locations in its entire network where the problem of waterlogging occurs during rains. At these places, the causes of the problem have been studied and permanent solutions have been implemented.

Major improvement work at Matunga station

Vineet Abhishek said that important steps have been taken to remove the problem of waterlogging at Matunga railway station. Here the rail track of the down line has been raised by about six and a half inches and that of the up line by five and a quarter inches.

Apart from this, water level monitoring system has been installed in the station premises, so that the water level can be monitored continuously. After receiving repeated complaints of waterlogging on the down line, the height of the track has been increased.

New route built for water drainage

Railways has prepared a new water access channel to strengthen the drainage system, which will allow rain water to drain out faster. Besides, the diameter of the water extraction pipeline has also been increased.

Where earlier the diameter of the drainage pipe was about 400 mm, it has been increased to 1250 mm. Now this water will be directly transported to Mithi River through Dadar-Dharavi drain route, which will significantly reduce the possibility of waterlogging on the track.

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Special cleaning of 250 meter long drain

Western Railway, Central Railway and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have jointly cleaned an important 250 meter long drainage section. During this period, silt and other obstructions accumulated in the drain have been removed.

According to railway officials, floating cameras have also been installed to monitor the drain, so that water flow and any blockage can be monitored.

Cleaning of 60 kilometer drainage network

As part of pre-monsoon preparations, Western Railway has completed cleaning of about 60 km long drainage network. Apart from this, two and a half kilometer new drainage system has also been constructed.

Railways has installed 117 high-capacity pumps in waterlogged areas. Out of these, 6 pumps have been installed only in Matunga area, so that water can be removed quickly in case of heavy rains.

Microtunnel and tree trimming

Railways has prepared 19 micro tunnels at various places, so that water drainage can be improved. Apart from this, pruning of trees around the railway track has also been done with necessary permission, so that the railway operations are not affected due to falling of trees or breaking of branches during monsoon.

Special work also in Vasai Road area

Western Railway has also done many works for cleaning drains, construction of new drainage channels and increasing drainage capacity in other sensitive areas including Vasai Road.

Vineet Abhishek said that the aim of Western Railway is to prevent accumulation of water on the tracks during rains and to provide uninterrupted rail service to the passengers. For this, railway teams are continuously doing monitoring and maintenance work.

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