At around
1:30 am on Monday night (08Jul2019), a landslide occurred at Chatai Dhura
(Forest Village) below Pubung Fatak, near Sukhia, Darjeeling. The house of
Lopchan family was buried under the landslide.
Two people,
Kumar Lopchan (60 years) and his wife Bal Kumari Lopchan (55 years), died. They
were buried under the debris. After being extricated by the Police and Fire
brigade and they were rushed out to Sadar Hospital, Darjeeling where the doctor
declared them dead.
The
landside and mud flow/slide occurred from State Highway 12 which connecting
Sukhia to Simana. The landslide is more than 100 metres and 30-40 metres wide. As
per IMD, the rainfall of Darjeeling is 172 mm in the past 24
hours (07Jul2019).
The
probable cause behind this incident is as per BDMO Sukhia block, could be due to
state highway extension. While its construction the mud or soil was left opened
at the side. The drainage wasn’t clear out for the monsoon water flow. As to
look into, the village was built on steep slope.
The problem
the people faced was due to being under no network coverage area. So, the
information to the Gram Panchayat Staff was late. The BDMO received the
information around 6 am in the morning.
Amit Gurung,
STH
Darjeeling
Amit Gurung,
STH
Darjeeling
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