Gyalshing, Aug. 23 -- Rimbi-Singlitam landslide relief efforts have been intensified, with the Gyalshing District Administration providing ex-gratia assistance and essential materials to 25 affected families after a formal assessment of the damage.

Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister and area MLA Tshering T. Bhutia visited the landslide-hit area and relief camp alongside Gyalshing District Collector Tenzing D. Denzongpa. The officials reviewed the ground situation and interacted with families displaced or affected by the disaster.

According to an official report from the Sikkim Information and Public Relations Department, the landslide damaged private property, agricultural land and standing crops. Several residential structures have al...