Kochi: KSRTC resumed its services towards north Kerala from Ernakulam early on Sunday morning. Services towards Thrissur resumed on Aluva-Angamaly route around 1.30am after disaster management officials gave clearance to conduct services via Aluva. KSRTC bus service to north Kerala were suspended from Ernakulam four days ago following waterlogging, dangerous rise in the water level of Periyar River and damaged roads.

“Passengers were stranded in Ernakulam for four days due to the flood in Aluva. We conducted bus service to Thrissur at short intervals. Our crew and their families are stranded in relief camps. But we asked them to report for duty and resume services,” said a KSRTC official from central zone. Services to south Kerala is running without interruption despite flooding in Alappuzha and Kottayam .

Rlys opens Kottayam route

Meanwhile, train services to Kottayam resumed early on Sunday with speed regulations. Vanchinad Express to Thiruvananthapuram via Kottayam was the first train at 6am. Later three special trains followed with a Memu to Kollam.

Services on Shoranur-Tirur stretch resumed on Sunday morning. Railway tracks at Kuttippuram and Tirur were waterlogged. Services began after railway engineers conducted track safety inspections. Long distance trains from Mangaluru to Chennai via Palakkad were resumed on the stretch.

Train services between Thrissur and Shoranur will resume at 10am on Monday. Meanwhile, services between Thrissur and Ernakulam will remain suspended till 4pm on Monday. A decision on resuming service on this stretch will be taken at Monday’s review meeting. “Debris on tracks need to be removed and track work should be completed on the stretch between Thrissur and Ernakulam before resuming service,” said an official from Thiruvananthapuram division.

