Shillong, 16/07/2012
Road links to the Northeastern states including Tripura has got cut off. Reports said the states of Mizoram, Tripura and parts of Manipur and southern Assam remained cut off from the rest of India from yesterday following massive landslides at a major highway in Meghalaya, an official said Sunday.The National Highway No 44 at Sonapur and Tongseng in Jaintia Hills district in eastern Meghalaya, bordering Assam, has been blocked after heavy rains triggered landslides with huge boulders covering the road. Sonapur and Tongseng, about 150 km from Shillong, is a landslide prone area and is linked with NH-40 connecting Shillong and Guwahati.Hundreds of passenger’s vehicles and trucks carrying essentials have been stranded on both ends of the landslide-hit road. Passenger vehicles were also stranded on the national highway, which is the lifeline for landlocked Tripura and Mizoram. The Geological Survey of India has identified Sonapur as a landslide prone area. (file pix)
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