3 houses in danger at Jang

DIKCHU, 26 June: Three houses have sprung multiple cracks following a landslide on the alignment below their houses. The homes of Sarita Koirala, Jiwalall Koirala and Padam Bahadur Chettri, have been imperiled by this slide which has clearly been triggered due to scouring by the Teesta Stage-V reservoir in a direct line below Jang at Lower Rakdong in East Sikkim.  
The four-storeyed building of Ms. Sarita Koirala is the most noticeably endangered. Families living in it are being spending their nights with relatives. “My building started developing minor cracks two years back and it started tilting four days ago with major cracks having come up,” she informed while speaking to NOW!
Similarly, the ekra house belonging to Jiwalall Koira has also suffered major cracks and his agricultural land has also suffered damage.
Mani Kumar Chettri, shares: “I have around two and half acres of land here but there is not a single space which has not developed cracks. The land is getting pulling down by the reservoir due to which major cracks have developed”.
The affected villagers here are seeking proper resettlement and relocation to safer spaces. This, readers will recall, is not the first instance of Jang suffering in the hands of the Stage-V reservoir.