Gangtok-Mangan traffic opened via Dzongu

The stunning block at Thingchim Zero in Lower Mangshila on the Dikchu-Mangan road. This will take several days to clear and traffic is thus moving from Dikchu to Mangan via Dzongu. Although transhipment is possible here, most commuters are not too keen on taking the risk and are opting for the longer diversion through Dzongu instead.

MANGAN, 26 Sept: The North district headquarter town which has been cut off from the past few days owing to a litter of slides, was opened for road travel to Gangtok via a rather circuitous route through Dzongu via Sangkalang and Hee Gyathang on to Dikchu and beyond.
The regular Gangtok-Mangan traffic which was plying on the Pangthang-Dikchu-Mangan route was hit by around 5 slides between Dikchu-Mangan.
Even the road through Dzongu was blocked near Tareng and Sangdong in Lower Dzongu. These were cleared today after restoration works carried out by BRO and connecting Mangan to the rest of the State.
However, traffic via RangRang will take a few days more as huge boulders and debris still hold fast at Lower Mangshila near Thingchim Zero [see fotos of the spot and the transhipment in progress there.