KURSEONG;17 SEPT;The heavy rainfall which was continue from last 4 days in entire Darjeeling hills was damage houses and also the small landslide took place in different places of Darjeeling hills. And today in between 3 to 4 am morning time the major landslide took place in Upper Paklajhorra ( 10 km ) from Kurseong town. The total road is collapse , around 25 meters road had been taken by the landslide . 

 The Lower Paklajhorra which had been taken by the landslide in the year 2010 ( which is also know as 14 mile ) and today the upper one also taken by the landslide . The lower once had not been reconstructed till date around 30 months had been passed . This road ( upper ) is live line of the Mahanadi peoples . The Mahanadi is a village area and surrounded by the Tea Estate like Janpana Tea Estate, Sibitar Tea Estate , Malutar Tea Estate, Ghoomti Tea Estate, and hter small villages area .

 And the peoples who life in this area they come to Mahanadi and they take the vehicle to come to the town ( Kurseong ) or to go to different places . And this area population is around 18 to 20 thousand. By this landslide the peoples of this area facing the big problem . And on the other hand the student of this area specially the Mahanadi , getting the problem they can go to the school even to the college all of them are studding to Kurseong . due to the stop of the transport they are facing big problem .

 the vehicle which passes through this road and from Mahanadi is more than 50 and due to this landslide the are also facing the problem and through their vehicle they run their family. This is only the road through which they travel to different places , and there are no alternative road . early day before 3 years ago , if some one wants to go to siliguri they get the vehicle in Mahanadi , because the vehicle which is going to Silguri from Kurseong that had to pass through Mahanadi ( heavy vehicle ) but due to the landslide in 14 mile they have to come to Kurseong , but now they can come to Kurseong due to today landslide .

 In the year 1998 the same thing had taken place the both Upper and Lower Paklajhorra had damage due to the landslide . and that time the reconstruction work had been complete with 60 days . In the landslide area the GTA Chairman Pradeep Pradhan , AE NH 55 Uttam Pradhan and other GTA members were present .

 and when Pradeep Pradhan Talk with us he told “ the landslide is taken place here and it is due to heavy rainfall , which is continue from last 4 days , and this landslide effected the peoples of the Mahanadi area and its surrounding area , and I had told to the AE to state the work from today and the alternative road should open soon .” And the AE Uttam Prahand said that due to the Biswakarma Puja all the pick van is close so we can state the work but the small work we had state from today and with few days we will open the alternative road .”