Sikkim: Army clears route, rescue of stranded tourists begins from Lachen

Rescue of astir 1,000 stranded tourists from Sikkim's Lachen began connected Wednesday (April 8, 2026) greeting aft the Army and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) restored connectivity on a damaged agelong adjacent Taramchu, officials said.

Tourists are being moved successful batches on the challenging Lachen-Dongkya La-Shiv Mandir-Zero Point-Yumthang corridor to guarantee harmless and creaseless transit, they said.

Mangan's District Collector Anant Jain and SP L.B. Chettri were supervising the rescue cognition connected the ground, they added.