India, Aug. 3 -- The National Highway 10 (NH10), which links Kalimpong in West Bengal and Sikkim, has been shut for three days from Sunday evening after a portion of the highway developed cracks following landslides, officials said.

The West Bengal portion of the highway developed cracks after landslides at multiple locations on Sunday.

"A stretch of around 30 km of NH10, between Sevoke and Chitrey, would have to be shut down from 8 pm on August 3 to 6 pm on August 6," the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) issued an order on Sunday evening.

The order, issued by general manager of Siliguri NHIDCL Rahul Kumar Gupta, said "the damages have raised serious concerns about the safety of commuters, p...