Agartala, June 26 -- Entire southern part of Northeast India, covering Tripura, Mizoram, Western Manipur, and South Assam, has remained cut off from the rest of the country in surface transport for five days due to a massive landslide on the railway and roads in separate locations of the Dima Hasao district on June 22 following heavy rainfall.

Besides passenger trains, including Rajdhani Express and Humsafar, goods trains were stranded in between, and a few are waiting in different stations of Assam and North Bengal.

The Tripura government has been closely monitoring the situation and exploring alternative options to ensure the stable supply of essential items to the market.

The massive landslides in the hill section of South Assam bloc...