Additional personnel will be deployed along the 275-kilometre-long railway line from Roha in Maharashtra and Surathkal in Karnataka under the Konkan Railway during the monsoon session as an added safety measure, officials said on Wednesday.
The railway line passes through undulating terrain of valleys and hills and faces additional risks during the monsoon due to falling rocks, landslides as well as tree falls.
“About 673 personnel will patrol the Konkan Railway route during the monsoon. Identified vulnerable locations will be patrolled around the clock. Stationary watchmen will be deployed for 24 hours…” said Konkan Railway in a statement.
