Pakyong, May 4 -- The district administration of Kalimpong in West Bengal has officially announced restrictions on vehicular traffic along NH 10, connecting Sikkim to Siliguri in West Bengal, for three days starting next Monday. According to the notification, the highway will be closed for bituminous works by the PWD's National Highway Division between Rabi Jhora and Gail Khola on the West Bengal side of the border, from 6 am on May 6 to 6 am on May 9.

To ensure the convenience of tourists and commuters, traffic will be redirected from Rangpo in Sikkim to Siliguri in West Bengal through two alternative routes. One route passes through Munsong-17th Mile-Algarah-Lava-Gorubathan and back, while the other goes via Chitrey-Kalimpong town-Alga...