A major bridge over the Kurung bridge was washed away due to the heavy impact of floods on June 30, thereby cutting off road communication to the district with the rest of the world.
West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Jagdish Chelani told Hub News that one katcha house in Upper Chandmari and another at Deram Gittim has been damaged after landslides and boulders came down from a hillock
Traffic has been disrupted in many parts of Tura following incessant monsoon rains in the Garo Hills region, causing landslides at multiple locations on Monday morning.
Major General Praveen Badrinath, Chief Engineer from Headquarters Eastern Command located at Kolkata along with Brig Manoj Gupta, Chief Engineer of Project Swastik of BRO visited extensively damaged road stretches of landslides-hit areas of North Sikkim on Friday.
The meeting, held via video conferencing, was also attended by Revenue & Disaster Management Minister Kyrmen Shylla, Chief Secretary D P Wahlang, and officials from State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
More than 1,200 tourists, including 15 foreigners have been stranded in Mangan district since June 12 and rain-induced landslides cut off all road communication of the district with the rest of the state
