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highway blocked by landslides Darjeeling:
Landslides following heavy rains have snapped road links between the hills
of West Bengal and Sikkim. Twenty houses along National Highway-31 near Sevoke
have also collapsed. Several vehicles are stranded in the area. Landslides also
occurred at Rambhi and Kalijhora. The Border Roads Organization (BRO) and the
local administration are removing the debris to enable vehicular movement at the
earliest. "Heavy rain in the night led to heavy landslides at seven places in
Sevoke region causing great damage to roads. We have called in the local administration
and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to help support us to remove the debris
at the earliest. We have got the earthmovers working but we are not sure of when
we can finish," said Krishna Kanta Das, a police officer. The landslides have
also disrupted road link between India and China via the Nathu La Pass, which
forms a part of National Highway-31. -July
4, 2009 Go
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