Overview

• NH10 between Sevoke and Chitrey was closed from 8 pm on August 3 to 6 pm on August 6 after a landslide at Tarkhola halted traffic for nearly five hours.
• Light motor vehicles have been diverted along three hill routes while heavy trucks are restricted due to fragile ground conditions.
• Debris removal operations at Tarkhola and a caved-in section at Swetijhora continue under forecasts of heavy to very heavy rainfall through August 5.
• Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba has petitioned Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari to approve a parallel greenfield highway between Sevoke and Melli for flood-resilient connectivity.
• Totgaon villagers have dismantled 43 homes and relocated as the Teesta River’s altered course since the 2023 floods increases local flood risk.