Traffic back on landslide-hit road to Sikkim

Traffic to and from Sikkim along NH10 — the principal highway that connects the Himalayan state with the rest of the country — was restored on Thursday morning, a day after four landslides had occurred along the road between Sevoke and Teesta Bazaar.

NH10 also links the Kalimpong district of Bengal.

On Wednesday, heavy monsoon downpour had brought down debris from hillsides at three locations along the highway, while the road had caved in at Swetijhora, located around 35km from here.

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