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Transport links partially restored in Kutch

Rescue and relief operations in Kutch district, flattened by India's worst earthquake in 50 years, are being undertaken on a war footing and transport services over the Surajbari bridge were restored by Saturday, the Gujarat state control room in Gandhinagar said.

Passenger bus services and light vehicles have started plying over the bridge, which was damaged in the earthquake. Contact through Odesar Road with Kutch has also been restored and Bhuj airport has also resumed functioning.

But the railway links with Kutch are still not operational. Post and telegraph personnel were working to restore the paralysed communication lines in the district, sources said.

The Gujarat State Electricity Board was also working to restore snapped power lines in Kutch.

So far 1,501 bodies have been recovered from the debris of collapsed houses in Kutch district and about 10,000 people have been reported injured, sources said. Bhuj, Anjar, Bhachau and Rapar in Kutch district were the most affected areas.

As many as 150 special buses have been pressed into service in the affected areas and a team of 100 doctors and paramedical staff have started rendering medical services to the affected people.

PTI

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