NH 10 expected to open today
Mukesh Sharma
Kalimpong,26th June
Gref machine clearing the debris |
The expected time of Thursday evening massive slide at Swetihora has been extended till tomorrow morning at 10 am
Gref
Officer and About 7 Machines from today around 3 am in the morning
started the clearance work of the slide amidst shooting stones.The NH
which has totally been blocked by the Thursday evening massive Landslide
measuring around 250 m at Swetijhora about 38 kms from Kalimpong .
The lifeline of Sikkim and Kalimpong was today too was totally cut off from rest of the country.
The
massive rock slide have resulted in falling of Shooting Stones amidst
clearing operation is creating a problem.The expected time of clearance
which was today evening has been extended till tomorrow morning at 10 am
informed Suresh Gupta Commandar GREF .
Gupta
informed that the district authority of Darjeeling and Gangtok has been
informed about the expected time of clearing of slide portion.
Till
today evening around 85% of Slide area was been cleared but the
shooting stones and falling of more mud and stones is creating a problem
in the Clearing operation .
Long queue of Trucks and
other transport vehicle has been stranded on both Side of the road
where as Sikkim passenger vehicle were taking diversion from Tista via
jorebunglow kurseong to reach siliguri and Mongpu route to reach
Darjeeling and then siliguri. Meanwhile Kalimpong passenger vehicle
along with Buses took the Lava gorbuthan route to reach Damdim in dours
and the Coronation Bridge to reach Siliguri .
Amit Pal a resident of Kolkatta having train ticket to Sealdah was seen stranded at Landslide spot having train of 5 pm today.
The place is expected to witness frequent slide as massive rock portion have obtained cracks probably due to recent earthquake informed a source
The place is expected to witness frequent slide as massive rock portion have obtained cracks probably due to recent earthquake informed a source
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