Quetta-Taftan railway track to be restored by Sept 30.

Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday said that the Quetta-Taftan railway track would be restored by September 30 which was suspended after a vital bridge collapsed due to unrelenting floods.

The federal minister earlier in the day arrived in Quetta and visited the Hirak area of Bolan where an ancient bridge collapsed as a result of the merciless waves of floods. This bridge was constructed in the British Raj.

While addressing a press conference, Rafique informed that the railway track was damaged in 104 locations by the floodwater. The minister ensured that the technical staff will repair the railway track by September 30.

'Pakistan Railways suffered heavy financial loss in Balochistan due to floods,' he added. The minister said that the restoration of railway tracks in the rugged mountains of Bolan would take some time.

The floods affected train services in many parts of the country. The 11-kilometre railway track from Dera Allah Yar to Jacobabad was completely flooded, which made it difficult...