Thursday, July 19, 2012

Inspection reveals impending disaster at Bringbong


GANGTOK, 18 July: The District Collector [North] accompanied by the Passingdang BDO along with the concerned Assistant Engineer and other officials of the district level Disaster Management team conducted a joint inspection of a spot near Hee-Gyathang where a landslide had occurred recently.
A press release informs that during the inspection conducted on 17 July, it was observed that owing to last year’s earthquake, visible cracks had developed on a land mass along the DSM road and a heavy boulder was hanging precariously on the hill above the Bringbong area. This poses a threat to the government Primary School and seven houses located directly below it, the release adds.
On inspection, it was felt that immediate action needs to be taken before a disaster occurs and the public, panchayat and DC North assured full cooperation for this purpose.
Taking all this into account, the BDO concerned has alerted the general public of Bringbong and asked them to take safety measures. The concerned officials of the GREF have also been intimated to take up restoration of the disrupted road connectivity, the release further mentions.


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