Water supply in Gangtok, ajoining areas disrupted

Gangtok,March 08: A vulnerable area around 100 m away from the Ratheychu water source located in the upper regions of East Sikkim sank in yesterday night snapping apart the main pipes and distributing the water supply to Gangtok.
The affected area is a sinking zone and had sunk in following a mild rainfall yesterday night.
Ratheychu located in upper regions is the only water source for Gangtok and adjoining regions. Around 36 million gallons of water from this source is distributed to the residents of Gangtok on a daily basis.
All the six main pipes have been damaged in the slide and the pipes are covered under huge rocks, said PS Basnet, secretary, State water security and public health engineering department.