ANAND OBEROI
GANGTOK, 20 July: Monsoon-induced disruptions on National Highway 31-A have returned, with various spots on the Siliguri-Gangtok stretch blocked because of landslides. After shutting down the highway for over 12 hours at Rambi in the West Bengal side on 17 June last month, the rains once again disrupted traffic along the highway, and this time for over 20 hours and at two different trouble-spots.
Speaking to NOW! this afternoon, the Gorkha Janmukti Chalak Mahasangh [GJCM], president, Milan Pradhan, informed that NH-31A was blocked at a spot around 200 meters from the Teesta bridge towards Siliguri. The spot near the Shiv Mandir at the infamous Likhu Bhir is informed to have lost a section of the road to heavy rains.
GANGTOK, 20 July: Monsoon-induced disruptions on National Highway 31-A have returned, with various spots on the Siliguri-Gangtok stretch blocked because of landslides. After shutting down the highway for over 12 hours at Rambi in the West Bengal side on 17 June last month, the rains once again disrupted traffic along the highway, and this time for over 20 hours and at two different trouble-spots.
Speaking to NOW! this afternoon, the Gorkha Janmukti Chalak Mahasangh [GJCM], president, Milan Pradhan, informed that NH-31A was blocked at a spot around 200 meters from the Teesta bridge towards Siliguri. The spot near the Shiv Mandir at the infamous Likhu Bhir is informed to have lost a section of the road to heavy rains.
