Incessant rain has also led to slips and slides all along the North Sikkim Highway, snapping road links at several places. ( CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, LP LLLP, displayed with permission. Siliguri: Sikkim reported its first Covid-19 death on Sunday after a 67-year-old man lost his battle with the virus at STNM hospital. Mangan received 611 mm rainfall in four days beginning June 24,” said Gopinath Raha, regional director meteorological department, Sikkim. Landslides blocked two major roads that connect state capital Gangtok and Mangan, the headquarters of North Sikkim district, at multiple places affecting traffic movement. Relief workers have to walk.”Many villages including Tingvong and Sakyong-Pentong and some lying beyond Passingdong are cut-off since the Mantam landslide in 2016.Praful Rao, president of Save the Hills, an NGO involved in disaster management, said “Many parts of North Sikkim have become vulnerable after the 2011 earthquake that caused massive damage to Sikkim. georegion=175,country_code=PL,city=GDANSK,lat=54.35,long=18.67,timezone=GMT+1,continent=EU,throughput=vhigh,bw=5000,asnum=197155,location_id=0CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Find North Sikkim Latest News, Videos & Pictures on North Sikkim and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM.

Road connectivity to Sikkim has also been cut off due to landslides on National Highway 10, which connects it to the plains. Parts of north Sikkim close to the China border have been cut off by multiple landslides that occurred on Saturday night and left hundreds of people homeless.Five major landslides took place between Dikchu to Chungthang.The main highway, connecting Mangan, the north district headquarters, and Chungthang is closed. Situation worsens in Assam, half the state flood hit Heavy rainfall and strong current in the rivers in the north have added to the problem.”NH-10, which connects Sikkim to Bengal and rest of India needs repair in at least eight locations between Sevok and Rangpo.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/landslides-in-north-sikkim-hamper-army-movement-near-indo-china-border/story-bsYAPm86qI2mTirOGjEYsN.htmlLandslides in north Sikkim hamper army movement near Indo-China borderhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/woman-dies-4-family-members-critical-in-odisha-fire-incident/story-998dQCQ4JZDFDBubsdVyYN.htmlWoman dies, 4 family members critical in Odisha fire incidenthttps://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mp-govt-talks-about-ban-on-political-programmes-congress-says-it-wants-to-target-opposition/story-MXalC3tXkwNNd9VxgzEiqO.htmlMP govt talks about ban on political programmes, Congress says it wants to target oppositionhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-won-t-take-eyes-off-ladakh-preps-to-shop-for-siachen-like-gear-for-troops/story-Nzb7XPJWsJ2dRqax1A7CQN.htmlArmy won’t take eyes off Ladakh, preps to shop for Siachen-like gear for troopshttps://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mapping-education-inequalities/story-xhTIlYty7kF7MNqxnOyGtO.htmlLandslides in north Sikkim hamper army movement near Indo-China border India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 28, 2020 .

) Sikkim is also close to India's Siliguri Corridor near Bangladesh.Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. ( All rights reserved. A Time Warner Company. An army officer, who did not wish to be named, said, “Landslides often damage roads leading to the Indo-China border. June 27, 2020, 7:22 pm explore: India Explore more on North Sikkim. All stakeholders work jointly in situations like these.”The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sikkim state committee has written a letter to Jitendra Singh, Union minister of state for Development of North East Region (DoNER), seeking emergency assistance for relief and rehabilitation work.“Considering the present situation in the India-China border in North Sikkim, restoration of the highway and the border roads should be the top most priority,” D B Chauhan, BJP Sikkim state president said in the letter.The state government has already evacuated all villagers from the worst-affected area that is Passingdong village in Upper Dzongu, about 10 km away Mangan.Tenzing T Kaleon, district collector of North Sikkim, said, “There have been massive damages and all the agencies are working overtime to restore road connectivity.”The chief minister on Monday handed over compensation to 48 affected people.Pintso Namgyal Lepcha, the legislator from Dzongu, said, “There is no road connectivity beyond Sangkhalang.

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