CHANGU (SIKKIM): Nathula Pass, one of the three trading border posts between China and India, has been reopened for traffic after being hit by a recent earthquake that jolted India, Nepal and Tibet.
Locals expressed their delight over the reopening of the pass and said they were thankful to the army personnel for providing them with food and medical treatment, after the earthquake ravaged the region.
"The road has been reopened, the public is relaxed as we are now getting the basic facilities and food. All the efforts have been made by the army, the army personnel provided us with food, water, medical treatment," said Phurba Sherpa, a local. "As the pass has reopened, now our major priority is arrival of tourists. With the arrival of tourists, we would be able to retrieve our lives," Sherpa added.
Source: India Times
Locals expressed their delight over the reopening of the pass and said they were thankful to the army personnel for providing them with food and medical treatment, after the earthquake ravaged the region.
"The road has been reopened, the public is relaxed as we are now getting the basic facilities and food. All the efforts have been made by the army, the army personnel provided us with food, water, medical treatment," said Phurba Sherpa, a local. "As the pass has reopened, now our major priority is arrival of tourists. With the arrival of tourists, we would be able to retrieve our lives," Sherpa added.
Source: India Times
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