GANGTOK, Nov 16: Indian Army, with assistance from the
Border Roads Organisation (BRO), constructed a bailey bridge
to connect flood-ravaged Chungthang to the rest of Sikkim, a
defence release said on Thursday.
Chungthang in north Sikkim was among the worst affected
areas in the Himalayan state that was hit by a flash flood in
Teesta River triggered by a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake on
October 4.
At least 78 people were killed in Sikkim and northern West
Bengal in the deluge.
The 200-feet bridge will now pave the way for seamless
movement of vehicles and provision of relief material to the
flood-affected areas, the release said.
The bridge was inaugurated by state minister for roads and
bridges Samdup Lepcha in the presence of officials of the Indian
Army, BRO and civil administration. (PTI)
