With flooding spots continuing to detain trains, an analysis of last month’s flooding has stressed the need to expedite work on Mahul pumping station even as Central Railway has built “Megh Veer” class of water engines to pull out local trains stranded in water in case of emergencies. The setting up of a pumping station at Mahul had also been recommended by the Chitale Committee after the 2005 deluge, though it still remains on paper.

Megh Veer engine of Central Railway that can work even when water is 12 inches above track level