Gangtok, Apr 13 (PTI) A total of 158 drivers of tourist and private vehicles stranded in Lachen in North Sikkim due to a road breach were rescued, and the vehicles moved out, officials said on Monday.
A total of 1,321 tourists stranded in those vehicles were rescued on April 9 through a footbridge constructed on the spot after the road breach at Taram Chu along the Chungthang-Lachen axis on April 5, they said.
A total of 114 drivers and vehicles, which were left stranded, were evacuated through the Dongkya La pass on Sunday, routing vehicles through Zero Point, Yumthang, Lachung, and onward to Mangan and Gangtok.
Another 44 vehicles, including 24 tourist and 17 private cars, were moved out from the zone through the same route on Monday, a police statement said.
The evacuation was carried out by the Army, BRO, ITBP, district administration, drivers’ associations and tourism stakeholders. PTI COR ACD
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