Incessant rainfall causes landslide; Hill Rly, vehicle services disrupted

Darjeeling: Incessant rainfall caused a landslide at Paglajhora, 9 km from Kurseong town in between Ghayabari and Mahanadi on National Highway 55, connecting Darjeeling with the plains. The landslide has disrupted Darjeeling Himalayan Railway services, along with vehicular traffic on this stretch.

This area is a landslide prone zone. The incident occurred at around 3 pm. "Till the tracks are cleared of the debris and boulders, the train from NJP to Darjeeling will run till Tindharia and the train from Darjeeling to NJP will run till Kurseong," stated a Northern Frontier Railway. Work is on to clear the boulders and debris.