Birik Dara landslide zone to get permanent fix
Birik Dara remains one of the most fragile stretches along NH-10, having witnessed repeated landslides over the years, officials said.
Birik Dara remains one of the most fragile stretches along NH-10, having witnessed repeated landslides over the years, officials said.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista convened a multi-agency review meeting in Kalimpong on Wednesday with senior officials from the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) responsible for national highway 717A and NH-10, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), and Indian Railway Construction International Limited (IRCON).
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Thursday held a review meeting with senior officials of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), who are in the region to conduct a detailed survey of NH-10 and chalk out solutions to its recurring problems.
A fresh landslide struck NH-10 at Selfie Danra early this morning, cutting off traffic on the crucial Sevoke–Gangtok route.
The Himalayan Hospitality & Tourism Development Network (HHTDN), a body representing tourism, transport, and hospitality stakeholders in the region, has sounded an urgent alarm over the worsening state of national highway 10 (NH-10) and national highway 717A (NH-717A), calling the situation a “national priority” and warning of severe economic fallout if immediate action is not taken.
Heavy overnight rainfall continuing into Tuesday morning triggered multiple landslides across several vulnerable stretches of national highway 10, severely affecting traffic movement between Siliguri and Sikkim via Kalimpong in North Bengal.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Saturday visited the newly-constructed Loop Bridge on national highway 717A—popularly known as the ‘Snake Bridge’—near Bagrakote in Kalimpong district to inspect reported structural damages.
Describing the move as “transformative,” Golay emphasised that it promises substantial improvements for Sikkim’s infrastructure, which will directly impact the lives, economy, and daily routines of the people.
It has also instructed district administrations across the state to provide land for creating additional dumping grounds for road construction bodies.
Around 35-40 workers are trapped inside an underconstruction tunnel on Yamunotri-Uttarkashi national highway 94 that crumbled under landslide early Sunday morning.
