ndslides prepared by the district administration, which had pegged the losses at Rs 27 crore. This, however, did not include the damage caused to infrastructure like roads and bridges.
“I held a meeting with BDOs (block development officers) and others and requested them to visit the areas where they had not gone and carry out a fresh survey and prepare an accurate report. It will be better if we (GTA and district administration) can co-ordinate…I will request them (the district administration) to prepare the report in co-operation with us,” he told journalists here.
In the July 1 landslides and rain, 33 people had died across the Darjeeling hills.
