Assam-Mizoram rail link hit by soil erosion

way2barak, September 5: Heavy rainfall has triggered a landslide along the railway track in Assam’s Hailakandi district, disrupting train services to Mizoram’s Bairabi.

Following incessant rain on Thursday evening, soil erosion occurred along nearly 50 metres of the railway track between Jamira and Bairabi in the Assam-Mizoram border region.

According to the Northeast Frontier Railway, train movement through the affected section has been temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure to ensure passenger safety. Necessary equipment and construction materials have already been sent to the affected site along with the workers.