Heavy rains lash Odisha, roads blocked and trains canceled
Heavy rains coupled with thunderstorm today affected road traffic and train services in Odisha. The regional meteorological center said that a cloud mass that had formed near the Odisha-West Bengal border was moving southwards, triggering heavy rains in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and neighboring areas. Fresh thunderstorm and winds with 50-60 kmph speeds are likely to occur in Dhenkanal, Angul, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and other districts.
6 trains canceled, 10 stranded
Heavy rains for around four hours started at 8 am. Vehicular movement was disrupted in places like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and Puri. Around six trains were canceled, while about 10 were stranded at different stations for some time as overhead wires snapped and tracks remained submerged, a railway official said. Work was underway on a war-footing to repair the snapped electric wires, the official said.
Details of trains canceled
Train operations were also affected on some routes, including the Puri-Bhubaneswar-Bhadrak and Bhubaneswar-Berhampur lines, an East Coast Railway (ECoR) official said. Among the trains canceled were 58535/58536 Cuttack-Paradip-Cuttack Express, 58436/58435 Cuttack-Bhadrak-Cuttack passenger, and 58411/58412 Bhubaneswar- Berhampur-Bhubaneswar passenger.
