Kalimpong : Darjeeling district magistrate Rajesh Pandey has asked all agencies looking after different roads in the hills to complete their repair and resurfacing work by October 15.
However, given the extensive damage caused to NH31A by the monsoon rain, the Border Roads Organization (BRO), which maintains the major portion of the highway, has sought time till December.
The NHPC, which has taken over the responsibility of maintaining a small stretch of the badly damaged road above its project site at 27 Mile, has been given an extended time as well.
A high-level review meeting called by Pandey in Siliguri with representatives of different agencies maintaining the roads today took stock of the prevailing condition.
Talking over phone after the meeting, Pandey said given the approaching festivities which coincide with the autumn tourist season in the hills, it was imperative to get all the roads back in running condition.
The two main road links between Kalimpong/Sikkim and Siliguri — NH31A and the Damding-Algarah-Reshi road — remained closed for days together due to landslides and cave-ins.
Pandey also said the only operating petrol pump in town has been asked to keep its stock full at all times.
Source: The Telegraph
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