From the newspapers today : Landslide victims call a strike today in Mirik.

STH has reported on the landslides in Mirik here
Technically, as per IMD, 'March' heralds in the pre-monsoon season (Mar/Apr/May) when we will start getting our first rains.
8 months after the tragedy, it is pity that the victims of the landslides in Mirik have remained uncompensated and have to resort to a strike to highlight this issue.
What is sadder, is that with the WB State Assembly elections looming ahead, absolutely nothing is likely to be done till the monsoons hit us again around Jun2016.
The Telegraph has covered the story here.

Praful Rao,
Kalimpong,
Dist Darjeeling

Rainfall data for July2015 (Darjeeling and Sikkim)

Analysis

• In Kalimpong approx 83% of the rainfall for the month occurred from 01-20Jul2015 with major peaks taking place on 07/10/14July (see graph). The cloud image associated with that type of intense rainfall can be seen above in the satellite image.
• This rainfall resulted in numerous landslides in the region which have been covered in earlier blogs (see 1 and  2 )
• After 26Jul till date, it has remained largely dry in this region.
• Little or no precipitation occurred in our region in the last week of July especially when south Bengal was reeling under severe flooding caused by Cyclone Komen (see rainfall map showing scanty rainfall in North Bengal).
• Kalimpong had more rainfall than Darjeeling in Jul2015 which is surprising.
  
  Praful Rao,
  Kalimpong,
  Dist Darjeeling