Source: Longjam Dorendra*
Silchar, June 30 2009:
The season's first heavy shower led to create tension for the people of Barak Valley as a minor land slide blocked the Sonapur area today.
The Jowai-Silchar road was blocked for at least an hour following the landslide at Tongsong near Sonapur which stopped all vehicle movement for that period of time.
BRTF was quick enough to act and the road was opened for vehicle movement within an hour.
However, sources said, if rains continued at this intensity, more landslides could happen.
Landslide-prone Sonapur had earned the notorious name a few years back when at least four people were killed as the bus they were travelling in was washed away in a landslide.
Last year, a tunnel was constructed to avert the flow of mud and boulders from the hill.
But today's landslide raised eyebrows of many regarding the utility of the tunnel.
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