Road uncertainties begin

GANGTOK, 14 June: The road to Nathula has been blocked due to slides pushed down by heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours in several places between 7th Mile to Sherathang on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg. The Border Road Organisation (BRO) is working round-the-clock to clear the road, however, the continuous rainfall has made progress difficult.
These days, BRO is facing various challenges due to heavy landslides together with ongoing widening and upgradation work along the National Highway.
Commuters travelling on the National Highway between Singtam and Marchak near Ranipool are also facing several problems due to fresh slide s. Road widening work along the NH 31A has triggered multiple slides in different places- mainly near the Govt Fruit Preservation Factory (Sikkim Supreme), Topakhani, Sang Khola, 9th Mile, 11th Mile and Nimtar.
Hundreds of tourists were stranded and commuters complained of the poor condition of NH31-A between Singtam to Marchak adding that there are more than five areas hit by major and minor slides which have occurred over the past couple of days.