Repair work on Sevoke Bridge on, trains diverted

Assam-bound trains continued to be diverted through alternative routes as rail movement remained affected along Sevoke Rail bridge near Siliguri with work continuing to repair the cracks on one of its pillars.
NFR officials said Assam-bound trains were being diverted through Mal, Hasimara, Banarhat routes taking longer hours, as railway personnel were at work to repair the crack on pillar seven which appeared yesterday following overnight showers that softened the earth on its base.
The stretch of track connects Sevoke, North Bengal with North East.
Meanwhile, with no rains reported in past 24 hours, water started receding from vast areas of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar but the marooned people still remained lodged in camps as the situation did not return to normal.

Though water level came down, pockets of Mal, Dooars and Binnaguri were still waterlogged.
The rivers Teesta and Karala were still swollen but there was no further rise in water level, officials in two districts said.
Yesterday, 11 sluice gates were opened in Teesta to release 18 cusecs of water, the officials said. The rains have affected around 4,000 people.