27 March 2018, 2:44 am
Explosion in Dzongu Village of North Sikkim
This article has been preserved from The Voice Of Sikkim historical news collection and reflects information available at the time of its original publication.
Deepak Sharma
Explosion in Dzongu Village of North Sikkim
Mangan, 26 Mar : The several houses at Laven ward under Linthem-Lingdem GPU and Lingzya ward under Sakyong-Pentong GPU of Dzongu North Sikkim have developed cracks and are damaged because of the unexpected explosion at the project site of Himagiri Power Project at Lingzya, Upper Dzongu.
It is learnt that explosion occurred at Magazine house at around 8:00 PM at Tikdaa (lingzya) on 24 March night.
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dzongu, along with the Block Development Officer yesterday visited the spot to take stock of damages and causes.
The case is under investigation and people will be compensated for their property damage after assessment and there are no reports of casualties as per administration information.
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