Around 150 to 200 tourists have been stranded in Chungthang following multiple landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in North Sikkim, according to District Collector Anant Jain.
A major landslide triggered by relentless overnight rain has cut off Upper Dzongu from the rest of North Sikkim, severely damaging the vital Phidang–Sangklang road near the Phidang Bridge and Ring Khola early Sunday morning.
A rescue mission by the Indian Army in Lachen, North Sikkim, has shown how technology can help save lives during disasters.
After nine days of relentless search operations in treacherous terrain and adverse weather conditions, the Indian Army recovered the mortal remains of Sepoy Sunilal Muchahary of The Madras Regiment, who made the supreme sacrifice during the catastrophic landslide at Chatten, North Sikkim.
Lt Gen RC Tiwari and other senior Army officials have expressed their deepest condolences on the tragic demise of Lieutenant Shashank Tiwari, who made the supreme sacrifice while rescuing a fellow soldier during an operational patrol in north Sikkim on Thursday.
Authorities have issued an urgent travel advisory for North Sikkim following relentless rainfall and massive landslides that have severely disrupted road connectivity and triggered flood-like conditions across the region.
Both the Border Road Organisation (BRO) and Indian Army have started working jointly by engaging men and machines to meet the critical need to restore connectivity between Mangan and Chungthang in flash flood-hit North Sikkim.
Troops of Trishakti Corps of army along with Border Roads Organidation (BRO) assisted by civil administration and locals are undertaking operations at a massive scale to reconnect North Sikkim, officials said on Sunday.
The catastrophe has already claimed 18 lives, while more than 98 individuals remain missing, swept away by the surging waters.
Incidentally, Naku La was one of the original face-off sites, along with Pangong Tso, Galwan, Gogra, Hot Springs, in early May last year.
