They trudged through the mud. Rain turned the gravel path into a river. When they reached 147A, Vikram knelt. The ballast stones, normally jagged and grey, were submerged in a dark, silent pool.
For forty-five minutes, they dug like men possessed, cutting a V-shaped channel through the saturated earth, diverting the flow away from the track. Vikram’s hands bled. Arjun’s spectacles fogged. But slowly, the water around the sleepers began to recede. railway works engineering by m.m. agarwal pdf
Arjun looked horrified. “In this rain? To 147A? It’s two kilometers down the line.” They trudged through the mud
“Saved us again,” Arjun smiled.
“Agarwal’s first rule, Arjun,” Vikram shouted over the storm, grabbing a heavy, brass-bound leveling staff. “ Never trust a sensor your boots haven't confirmed. ” The ballast stones, normally jagged and grey, were
Arjun’s face paled. “If we can’t clear it…”
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