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West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose connected Monday (October 6, 2025) chopped abbreviated his idiosyncratic sojourn to Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and rushed to landslide-hit Darjeeling, a elder authoritative said.
The toll successful the devastating landslides successful Darjeeling territory has risen to 24, arsenic catastrophe absorption unit continued rescue operations connected Monday, with respective radical inactive missing and thousands of tourists stranded successful cut-off elevation pockets.
Mr. Bose would supervise the rescue operations and speech to the affected people, helium said.
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"Governor Bose has flown backmost from Tirupati this greeting and is heading towards Darjeeling. He volition beryllium visiting the landslide-affected areas successful Mirik and supervising the rescue and rehabilitation efforts," the Raj Bhavan authoritative told PTI.
The Governor is besides coordinating with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and taking regular updates regarding the concern successful Darjeeling, helium said.
Mr. Bose volition besides taxable a study successful the evening with circumstantial recommendations to the competent authorities, the authoritative said.
The landslides, triggered by implicit 300 mm of rainfall successful conscionable 12 hours, person ravaged the Darjeeling hills and the Dooars portion astatine the foothills, officials said.
Among the worst-affected areas are Mirik, Sukhiapokhri and Jorebunglow successful Darjeeling, and Nagrakata successful Jalpaiguri district, they said.
