Overview

• A heavy-rain-triggered landslide at Rabi Jhora on August 5 tore down a slope protection wall about 30 m from Tunnel No. 7 of the under-construction Sevoke–Rangpo railway
• Indian Railways and IRCON reported no casualties, injuries or damage to machinery or tunnel assets
• Precautionary removal of all workers and equipment preceded the collapse as forecasts warned of intense monsoon downpours
• Debris-removal and site-protection operations have begun as the meteorological department issues yellow and orange rainfall warnings
• The 44.98-km Sevoke–Rangpo link, featuring 14 tunnels and the future Teesta Bazar underground station, has faced multiple monsoon disruptions alongside NH-10 closures