Indian Railways gears up for upcoming monsoon season; conducts preparation works in Mumbai suburban network

To keep the train wheels running as well as to ensure uninterrupted services during the monsoon season, Indian Railways is conducting pre-monsoon preparation works. According to a press release issued by Western Railways, despite the lockdown due to COVID-19, all works related to monsoon preparedness are being carried out on priority.

The monsoon preparation works include cleaning and desiliting of culverts, side-drains, special maintenance of infrastructure, installations of high-power diesel and electric pumps, etc. Take a look at the pre-monsoon works that are being done over Mumbai suburban section:

Pre-cleaning joint inspection of the culverts have been completed with respective municipal corporations i.e., MCGM, MBMC and VVCMC. Muck/earth/garbage alongside the rail tracks have been removed to facilitate smooth storm water discharge into drains.

New manholes and drains have been constructed for facilitation in smooth water discharge.

Intensive and multiple cleaning rounds of 54 no. of culvert and drain of 47 km in the suburban network will be completed before monsoon.

To increase pumping capacity by 33 per cent as compared to last year, 191 no. of higher capacity pumps have been installed this year on the Churchgate-Virar section.

At Bandra and Prabhadevi, old cast iron pipes with breakages and leakages have been replaced with wide and covered RCC waterway.