Mangaluru: A team of trekking experts along with the Assistant Commissioner of Sakleshpur Taluk on Friday, August 17, rescued all the 16 officials and staff members of Indian Railways who were trapped in Yedakumeri Railway Station, following heavy rain and landslide reported on August 16.
Today, AC Lakshmikanth Reddy, with the help of trekking experts along with the Tahsildar, Police, Fire Service personnel accessed Yedakumeri Railway Station through a trekking path, to rescue all the 16 Indian Railway staff.
The Indian Railway officials have suspended train service via Yedakumeri till August 25.
It may be recalled that the railway authorities had written a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Hassan district requesting her to immediately airlift 16 of its employees who were trapped in Yedakumeri Railway station due to a landslide on the track and in the station premises.
The Yedakumeri station situated in the ghat section is the most affected station and the entire station building is in a dangerous condition. In all, 16 railway staffs at Yedakumeri Railway Station were unable to move in either direction due to heavy landslide with boulders. The station master had given a message that, “Heavy rainfall and high-speed winds are continuing. About 50 to 100 mtrs area on both sides of the station is blocked. Due to landslide boulders are falling in front of the station. If the landslide occurs near to the station then the whole of it will be washed away as there is a valley on the rear side of the station. The situation is very critical.”
Following this A K Sinha, ADRM, Mysuru division, SWR had written a letter to the DC.
As the airlifting was not possible due to technical reasons, the trekking experts had to be pressed into service.
