Evacuation Of Over 1,200 Stranded Tourists From Sikkim's Mangan District To Begin Today

District Magistrate of Mangan, Hem Kumar Chettri said that the evacuation process would take place either by air or road if the weather permitted.

More than 1,200 tourists stranded in Sikkim's Mangan district due to disruption in road and communication network are likely to be evacuated on Monday.

Source : PTI

More than 1,200 tourists stranded in Sikkim's Mangan district due to disruption in road and communication network are likely to be evacuated on Monday. According to All India Radio (AIR), District Magistrate of Mangan, Hem Kumar Chettri said that the evacuation process would take place either by air or road if the weather permitted. BRO has been working to clear the roads and restore connectivity with North Sikkim. 

#Sikkim: The evacuation of more than 1,200 tourists stranded in the Mangan district to begin today.

District Magistrate of Mangan, Hem Kumar Chettri, stated that the evacuation process would take place either by air or road if the weather permitted. BRO has been working to… pic.twitter.com/11TiRe1VL9

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) June 17, 2024

Traffic movement on National Highway 310 from Tashi View Point in Gangtok to Mangan in North Sikkim was disrupted due to a landslide caused by heavy rain.

VIDEO | Traffic movement on National Highway 310 from Tashi View Point in Gangtok to Mangan in North Sikkim was disrupted due to a landslide caused by heavy rain.

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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 17, 2024

We Are Examining Situation, Collecting Report: Sikkim Minister 

Speaking on the situation in the Dzongu constituency of North Sikkim after heavy rainfall, Sikkim Minister Pintso Namgyal Lepcha said, “I have visited the affected areas. We are examining the situation and collecting the report".

VIDEO | “I have visited the affected areas. We are examining the situation and collecting the report,” says Sikkim Minister Pintso Namgyal Lepcha on the situation in the Dzongu constituency of North Sikkim after heavy rainfall.

(Full video available on PTI Videos -… pic.twitter.com/aO2CzXmmt6

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 17, 2024

Landslides In Sikkim 

At least six people have been killed as landslides and heavy rain impacted the Himalayan state severely, damaging properties and disrupting road connectivity, power and food supplies and mobile networks in several areas. 

Incessant rains wreaked havoc on the road and communication network in Mangan district snapping the movement of vehicles to and from Mangan district, as reported by PTI. According to Tourism and Civil Aviation Secretary CS Rao, around 1,215 tourists, including 15 foreigners, have been stranded in Lachung town for the past one week.

Multiple landslides at various stretches, including Dikchu-Sanklang-Toong, Mangan-Sanklang, Singtham-Rangrang and Rangrang-Toong, besides collapse of the vital Sanklang suspension bridge, resulted in the severing of connectivity to North Sikkim.