Guwahati, Oct. 14 -- The Sikkim High Court has restrained the Indian Railway Construction Company Limited (IRCON) and its contractors from dumping mud, soil and excavated material into the Teesta River during construction of the Sevok-Rangpo railway project.

The order came during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (WP(PIL) No. 09 of 2026) filed by residents of Melli Bazar in Namchi district, who alleged that soil, debris and excavation waste from railway construction had been dumped along the river basin, disrupting the Teesta's natural flow and causing water to overflow towards Sikkim.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan directed IRCON and its contractors to dispose of ...