Central Railway will provide 161 pumps and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will deploy 31 pumps to ensure the safe commute of the passengers.
Mumbai: The Central Railway on Friday, ahead of the monsoon, identified 24 potential flood-prone locations and will take measures by providing pumps to ensure the safety and smooth operation of the trains. Officials informed us that a total of 161 pumps will be provided by the railway in the vulnerable locations. Dadar, Currey Road and Tilak Nagar are among the flood-prone areas.
Flood-Prone Areas
The central railway in a press release issued a list of the vulnerable locations. According to the Central Railway, Masjid, Mazgaon yard, Byculla, Chinchpokli, Currey Road, Parel, Dadar, Matunga, Sion, Kurla, Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg, Bhandup, and Mulund are some of the most flood-prone locations on the main line.
Sewri, Wadala, Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar, Chunabhatti, and Tilak Nagar stations on the Harbour Line are also unsafe.
Security Measures Taken By Central Railway
Officials informed that the Railway will provide 161 pumps and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will deploy 31 pumps to ensure the safe commute of the passengers. This year, the capacity of pumps has been increased from 12.5 HP to 100 HP, he said.
Further informing about the security measures taken by the Central Railway, the press release stated that Micro-tunneling work is in progress at three locations at Vikhroli-Kanjurmarg, Kanjurmarg and Sion, and 92 culverts on the suburban network have been cleaned. The work of cutting and trimming 156 trees has been completed.
The Central Railway will keep close liaison with the meteorological department, disaster management cell and staff deputed at the flood-prone areas for continuous monitoring and constant updates, the release said. The CR has also targeted de-silting and cleaning 119.82 km of drains on the suburban network, it stated.
(With inputs from agencies)