Subsidence of land near Thapar Nagar station under Mugma area of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)) has exposed risk to Howrah- New Delhi grand chord rail line.
A huge subsidence was reported on August 25 within 100 meters from the existing railway line that gives direct rail connectivity to two important metro cities of the country.
Keeping in view the directorate of Director General of Mines Safety ( DGMS) has decided to hold an investigation to assess possible threat to the existing line on which important trains like Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi express trains run.
The directive was given to the Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) that manages the Mugma Coalfields.
The decision of making a separate scientific study was taken when the DGMS authorities failed to assess the actual position after going through a survey map of the mines while assessments of causes of subsidence.