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Heavy Rain Blocks NH-10 in Bardang, Sikkim, Disrupting Traffic
✍️ indiatodayne.in
🗓 10 Aug 2026, 04:33 PM
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Intense rainfall has closed the NH-10 stretch in Bardang, Sikkim, causing significant traffic delays and prompting authorities to deploy rescue teams.
Heavy rainfall on Tuesday evening caused the NH-10 stretch in Bardang, Sikkim, to become impassable, with water accumulating up to 1.5 meters in some spots.
The sudden downpour has halted all vehicular movement, leaving commuters stranded and causing significant delays for freight and emergency services.
Sikkim’s public works department has dispatched teams to clear the road and has set up a temporary traffic control point to manage the flow of vehicles.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area until the road is declared safe and to follow updates from local authorities.
The sudden downpour has halted all vehicular movement, leaving commuters stranded and causing significant delays for freight and emergency services.
Sikkim’s public works department has dispatched teams to clear the road and has set up a temporary traffic control point to manage the flow of vehicles.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area until the road is declared safe and to follow updates from local authorities.