Kalimpong, Aug. 6 -- T7 Adit Tunnel, located in Kalimpong District of West Bengal on the Sivok-Rangpo Railway Project, remains safe and unaffected by the landslide that occurred on Monday, IRCON International Ltd stated.

IRCON, the executing agency for the project, stated that the landslide took place on a hill slope approximately 30 metres away from the portal of the T7 Adit Tunnel. The slide was limited to the left side and occurred in a private area outside the railway land's right-of-way (ROW).

"The main tunnel and the Adit Tunnel are safe and unaffected by the landslide, and there is no possibility of any damage to the Tunnel," IRCON said in a press statement.

The hill slope slide was triggered beyond the railway-protected hill sl...