Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur on Monday conducted an inspection of the Sivok-Rangpo Railway Line Project at Khanikhola, Rangpo, under Pakyong district in Sikkim to review the ongoing progress of this strategically important infrastructure initiative.
IRCON, the executing agency for the project, stated that the landslide took place on a hill slope approximately 30 metres away from the portal of the T7 Adit Tunnel. The slide was limited to the left side and occurred in a private area outside the railway land's right-of-way (ROW).
Accompanied by Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager of Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway, and Satish Kumar Pandey, General Manager/N. F. Railway/Construction, along with other senior railway and construction officials, Sinha meticulously reviewed the project's progress.
The length of Tunnel No. 12 is 1406 m located between Tarkhola and Shukia Khola in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal. The tunnel traverses through vulnerable and challenging geological conditions of the lesser Himalayan range, as per an official statement.