Haflong, June 25 -- Authorities are working on war-footing to restore the Haflong-Silchar road and Lumding-Badarpur railway section, disrupted due to a massive landslide near Jatinga-Lampur railway station in Dima Hasao, Assam, to resume the services.

A heavy landslide on the existing NH 27 road filled the rail track with debris as the road above subsided, blocking both the railway and the road.

Divisional Railway Manager, Lumding Assam (DRM) Samir Lohani visited the site, taking stock of the situation on Wednesday.

During the visit, he said that around fifty thousand cubic meters of land had slipped from a nearby hill. He added that ten excavators have been pressed into service to clear the path.

He further informed that they will en...