Kolkata, July 16 -- National Highway-10, the only all-weather road connecting Sikkim and Kalimpong with the rest of the country, is fast turning into one of the most vulnerable mountain highways in the eastern Himalayas, with repeated monsoon-triggered landslides threatening to wash away critical stretches and disrupt connectivity.
A recent scientific study has warned that unless an alternative road corridor is identified and geologically sound engineering practices are adopted, the highway will continue to face frequent collapses, jeopardising transport, tourism, defence logistics and the regional economy.
The study, published at Elsevier journal and conducted by geographer Dr. Biswajit Bera, identifies several chronically unstable locat...