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ShareJaipur: A week after fire broke out in the IOC fuel depot near here, the blaze was still raging in one of the oil tanks even as North-western railways resumed operations on the Jaipur-Kota section.
Flames were still billowing from one tank and was likely to die down by tomorrow morning, chief fire officer Ishwarlal Jat said. Fire had broken out on Thursday last engulfing 11 fuel tanks.
North-western railways, which had cancelled three local trains and diverted at least a dozen others during the past week, resumed operations after clearance from the Jaipur district administration, a railway spokesman said.
A trial train was operated on the Durgapura-Sanganer rail section passing through the area before dawn, the spokesman said, adding electronic signals damaged due to the inferno and blasts were repaired.
However, roadway buses were still being diverted.
As soon as the fire dies out in the remaining tank, buses would start plying, official sources said.
A road over-bridge connecting Sitapura and Chaksu via tourist resort Chokhi Dhani would also be opened by tomorrow, they said.
Engineering, medical, technical, dental, and business colleges in the area would resume functioning from November 9, the sources said.
In another development, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot was given a cheque of Rs50 crore by the Union petroleum ministry for relief work.
