Kolkata, Oct 8
The situation in the flood and landslide-affected hills, Terai, and Dooars regions in North Bengal stabilised further in the last 24 hours with no fresh casualties reported during the period.
Absence of renewed rainfall in the region during the last 24 hours not only prevented the situation from worsening further but also increased the pace of the relief, rescue, and restoration operations.
An official from the Darjeeling district administration, the worst-affected district in the state, said that although repair and restoration works for a number of roads have been completed, the main connecting road between the hills and the plains is yet to be made communicable.
“Still, the alternative routes of Tindharia Road and Pankhabari Road are being used to bring down the tourists from the hills to the plains. As of now, the majority of the tourists have been evacuated and all of them have safely reached Siliguri,” the district administration official said.