Boko, July 27: The Lumpi area along the Assam–Meghalaya border was completely cut off following a massive landslide in the Langturi Hills near Boko on Saturday.
Triggered by days of relentless rainfall, the landslide—about 18 kilometres from Boko—brought down large boulders and mud, completely blocking the stretch.
Though there were no casualties—human or animal, the incident has severed a critical lifeline for residents of Lampi and nearby villages such as Dronpara, Nowapara, Upper Lampi, and Harshnagar—affecting around thirty villages in total.
These communities, home to Garo, Khasi, and Gorkha ethnic groups, are now stranded without access to food, healthcare, and other essential services typically routed through Boko or Guwahati.
In a particularly distressing case, a pregnant woman from Lampi had to be manually escorted on foot through the treacherous terrain to a location where an ambulance from Boko could reach her for urgent medical care.
Before the incident, the Assam Public Works Department (PWD) had begun constructing protective guard walls along the vulnerable route to prevent such disasters. However, the persistent rains rendered the safeguards ineffective.
PWD officials, including engineer Manik Dutta, visited the site on Saturday evening. Dutta assured that restoration work is underway and expressed hope that vehicular movement could resume within two to three days, weather permitting and depending on debris clearance.
The indefinite disruption has once again highlighted the urgent need for resilient infrastructure in disaster-prone hill regions like Lampi, where a single road serves as a lifeline for thousands.
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