Mizoram: Landslide damages half of under-construction railway station in Kolasib
Guwahati: A part of an under-construction railway station at Kawnpui in Mizoram’s Kolasib district collapsed on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) due to a landslide followed by heavy rainfall.
The landslide took place along the Bairabi-Sairang railway project damaging 50 per cent of the railway station.
However, no injury to any individual was reported. The station was scheduled to be completed by March 2025.
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The Bhairabi-Sairang railway project, connecting Mizoram to the rest of the country, is at an advanced stage completion, and has already achieved physical progress of 93 per cent.
The 51.38-kilometre project is slated to be completed and commissioned by July 2025.
The project, once completed, will mark the dawn of a new era in terms of communication and commerce in the Northeastern region of the country, especially in Mizoram.
