Landslides disrupt traffic in Darjeeling

Regular traffic movement has been affected on NH-31 here following a series of landslides. "The Border Task Force are cleaning the debris," Darjeeling District Magistrate Surendra Gupta said.

Regular traffic movement has been affected on NH-31 here following a series of landslides. "The Border Task Force are cleaning the debris," Darjeeling District Magistrate Surendra Gupta said.

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At present, only light vehicles are being allowed to move towards the Dooars, Kalimpong and Sikkim, he said.

The services of toy trains, a major tourist attraction of Darjeeling, has also been suspended after the earth underneath the tracks got removed as a result of the landslides, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway sources said.

"It is still uncertain when would the services be restored," they said.