Bhubaneswar: Train services were affected on Rayagada-Visakhapatnam route after landslide triggered by heavy rain damaged the rail tracks today.

As per reports, several large boulders fell onto the rail tracks due to landslide near Goddess Majhighariani temple in Odisha’s Rayagada district.

The train services were affected on the route as there was a breach in the rail tracks.

On being informed, senior railway officials, including Rayagada Divisional Railway Manager Amitabh Singhal, rushed to the spot and efforts are underway to repair the damaged tracks, reports said.

Similarly, train services on Rayagada and Koraput route have been affected as the tracks were submerged in rainwater at several places including Liliguma and Bhalumaska.

Howrah-Jagadalpur Samaleswari Express was halted

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