It has been raining continuously for the last 2 days on the hills of Himachal Pradesh. Due to this, the Chakki Canal connecting Punjab-Himachal has been flooded. This flood caused complete destruction. The Chakki railway bridge collapsed due to heavy rainfall and flash floods on Saturday morning, August 20, 2022.

The narrow gauge railway bridge connecting Punjab and Himachal was washed away in the Chakki canal. After this, the Pathankot Joginder Nagar (Himachal Pradesh) rail route has come to a complete standstill.

Due to heavy rains in the hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh, the Chakki Padav bridge adjacent to Pathankot was washed away in the strong current of water. The incident happened late on Friday night.

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However, the railways had stopped the movement of trains about one and a half months ago, after the damage to the bridge due to rain.

Moreover, the Chakki bridge was built in 1929 during the tenure of the British Government. After two pillars of the bridge washed away in the rain, now it is difficult to restore the narrow gauge rail service for at least one and a half years. If the entire bridge has to be built, then it will take almost four years. The Chakki Khad railway bridge built during the British era between Joginder Nagar Railroad, Dalhousie Road and Kandwal railway stations collapsed.

Meanwhile, the repairing work has been started by the workers at Chakki Railway bridge, according to the reports.

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