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A Village Burnt Overnight: Tears, Loss and Survival in Dhamangaon Blaze

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  Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
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Howrah-Mumbai train route affected due to OHE breakdown

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Major trains on Howrah-Mumbai-Howrah came to standstill on Friday evening for two hours. 


By Dheeraj Fartode

Train movement on buisy Howrah-Mumbai-Howrah route was thrown out of gear after wire of over head equipment (OHE) broke down due to shot circuit between Tumsar-Tirodi section on Friday night. Six superfast trains were detained at respective stations following the incident.
An OHE, which is used to transmit electrical energy to trains at a distance from the energy supply point, got damaged between Tumsar-Tirodi section following a short circuit at 7.45 pm on Friday. 12859 Mumbai-Howrah Gitanjali express was running with its high speed when the incident occurred. Power supply for Howrah-Mumbai (Up line) and Mumbai-Howrah (Down line) was suspended and Gitanjali express stood stationery on the track. Loco pilot of the train relayed the information to operating control of SECR and the operating control swung into action. Operating control relayed information to all loco pilots of running trains between Gondia-Nagpur-Gondia stations and directed to stop at respective stations.
S L Verma, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of South East Central Railway (SECR) told ‘The Hitavada’ that staff of electrical department of SECR rushed to the spot and started operation. The DRM informed that train movement on Down line was resumed at 8.06 pm. However, movement on UP line was resumed at 10 pm as OHE of UP line was damaged more in the incident.
12834 Howrah-Ahemdabad express was worst affected after the incident and was running late by four hours. Movement of 12102 Howrah-Lokmany Tilak Jnaneswari super deluxe express, 12859 Mumbai-Howrah Gitanjali express, 12833 Ahebdabad-Howrah express were also affected after the incident.
According to DRM, the OHE was quite old and needs replacement. Following this incident, work to replace the OHE will be expedited and will be completed soon, he stated. 


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