nIn view of cyclone ‘Fani’ that is expected to hit the coast-lines of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Friday, some trains and flights from Chhattisgarh have been rescheduled or cancelled.
According to official information, following the directives of Airport Authority of India (AAI), it has been decided that those planes that cannot land at Bhubaneshwar airport will be diverted to Swami Vivekanand Airport Raipur.
Meanwhile, railway officials informed that more than a dozen of trains originating from Puri have been cancelled. These trains are Puri-Ahmadabad Express starting on May 3, Puri-Haridwar Utkal express starting from Puri to Haridwara on May 2 and 3; Puri-Shirdi Expresses starting from Puri on May 3; Puri-Durg express starting from Puri on May 3; Ajmer to Puri express scheduled to depart from Ajmer (Rajasthan) to Puri on May 7; Puri-Gandhidham express starting from Puri on May 4 and Durg-Puri express from Durg on May 3.
Two trains passing from Chhattisgarh have been diverted from their current route. Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirkund express (18507) will change its route from Vijayawada to Titalagarh and will pass through Sambalpur and then continue its journey on the pre-decided route. Similarly, Secunderabad-Kamakhya express will change its route at Kajipet and will pass via Ballarshah-Nagpur-Jharsuguda.