Inclement weather and incessant rain led to cause massive landslides and waterlogging at several locations in the Lumding – Badarpur hill section of the Lumding division. N. F. Railway controlled train services over the section due to this serious condition. However, two trains got stranded, each with about 1400 passengers – one Train No. 15616 Silchar – Guwahati express at Ditokcherra station and another Train No. 15615 Guwahati – Silchar express at New Haflong station. Massive landslides and waterlogging resulted in huge damages to the railway track, bridges, and road communications in this hilly terrain. Railway initiated massive evacuation operations with the help of the Air Force, NDRF, Assam Rifles and local people.

Around 1245 railway passengers of the train No. 15616, stranded at Ditokcherra station have been brought up to Badarpur and Silchar and 119 passengers have been airlifted by the Indian Air Force to Silchar.

Stranded passengers at New Haflong station are being moved to Maibang station by bus. From Maibang station, relief train connectivity up to Guwahati has been provided. 204 passengers have already left for Guwahati from Maibang. The remaining passengers at New Haflong are also being moved to Maibang where another relief train is waiting to take them to Guwahati.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway remains at the forefront. They swung into action and rescued stranded passengers by carrying them on their shoulders from one side of the damaged bridge to the other between Ditokcherra and Bandarkhal.

The Railway while putting efforts into rescuing the stranded passengers is taking care of sanitation and ensuring medical facilities for every passenger. Food and drinking water have also been supplied to them. 

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