Kalimpong district administration eases restrictions on NH10 for mini buses, trucks

The Kalimpong district administration on Monday opened NH10 for mini buses and trucks with capacity less than six tonnes after more than two
Month.

Vehicles were banned on the road following the devastation caused by Glacial Lake Flood (GLOF) of South Lonak Lake in Sikkim on the intervening night of October 3 and 4. The floods severely damaged NH 10, which connects Sikkim to the rest of the state. Country.

Kalimpong District Magistrate Balasubramaniam T on Monday issued an order lifting some restrictions.

Sources said the decision was taken after a joint survey by the transport department, PWD and Kalimpong district police officials.

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Along with trucks weighing less than six tonnes, tankers weighing up to nine kilolitres will now also be able to run on NH 10.

Heavy vehicles exceeding the prescribed capacity will have to continue to ply on Melli Bridge-Chitre Bridge-Kalimpong City-Alagara-Lawa-Gorubathan-Siliguri routes and Reshi-Pedong-Algarh-Lawa-Gorubathan-Siliguri routes. However, these vehicles can only circulate between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 am

Even though the route is open for minibuses and trucks, single-lane traffic will be maintained on five stretches of NH 10.

“Single line traffic will be maintained at Lihuvir near Maili Bazaar, Antare Jhora near Bhalu Khola and 8th Mile,” a source said.

Earlier, truck owners and drivers associations had threatened to call an indefinite strike over the delay in allowing trucks to use NH10. Most of the goods sent to Sikkim are supplied from Siliguri.