Singtam building sinks some more

SINGTAM, 27 Jan: The ground floor of Meena Hotel building in the heart of town here which had been rendered in a precarious state by the 18 September Earthquake with its ground floor subsided, collapsed some more yesterday. This building, although obviously on the brink of collapse and posing threat to surrounding constructions had not been demolished yet.
It has now tilted even more and even more dangerously.
Locals of the area have complained to the concerned authorities about the condition of the building and complain that no steps have been initiated to demolish the building in a controlled manner.
“Why has this structure not been demolished? With the ground floor sinking even more, the entire structure can collapse at any moment. People living next to the building have shifted to dharamshalas and with relatives,” states Bandana Rai of the locality while speaking to NOW! today.

Dzongu House casualty yet to be extracted

GANGTOK, 26 Sept: The person killed in the Dzongu House collapse in Baluwakhani has been identified as Ramakant Singh. While the dead body was spotted yesterday, trapped in the collapsed stairwell of the building, the NDRF, Army and Sikkim Police teams who have been working at the site for the past two days have not been able to extract it yet.

Two buildings collapse in Gangtok, trapped inmates rescued

 GANGTOK, 23 Sept: Following the massive earthquake of 18 September which has damaged thousands of buildings statewide, it was only a matter of time before news poured in of collapsing buildings. Late this evening, a five-storied building belonging to the Secretary, Sports & Youth Affairs Department, near the Vajra Cinema hall on the North Sikkim Highway collapsed trapping three people inside. Miraculously, all three survived after rescue personnel comprising of civilians, the army and NDRF pulled them out of the debris in time. Only the top two floors could be seen above the road while the other 3 stories had sunk.