NH10 Reopens in Regulated Intervals After Landslide Damage

Overview

• A major landslide closed a critical stretch of NH10 that links Sikkim with West Bengal and cut the main road lifeline for the region.
• Authorities have begun a staged reopening, allowing traffic to pass in controlled intervals while crews carry out restoration and stabilization work.
• Erosion by the Teesta River has caused the land beneath the highway to sink, creating an ongoing risk of further collapse that limits how quickly permanent repairs can proceed.
• Heavy vehicles remain constrained because the available detour is narrow and unsafe for regular commercial traffic, disrupting supply chains, commuters and tourism.
• Officials plan to evaluate a longer‑term engineering fix after the monsoon, including the possibility of a tunnel, and stability assessments and design work will determine next steps.