On Friday morning, the road was cleared up to Toong from Mangan, headquarters of North Sikkim district. Five days after the massive earthquake that struck the region, it came as a big relief to local residents as well as the Army personnel who were engaged in the gargantuan task of clearing the roads.
From Toong, the road bifurcates towards two quake-ravaged destinations, Shipgyre and Chunghthang.The real fight starts from here though. What we have done so far will be nothing in comparison to the challenge that lies ahead, Sanjay Sharma, Commanding Officer of 52 Engineer Regiment of the Army asserted.
Ashok Subba was searching for remnants of his makeshift home at Toong amid rubbles. The house was flattened under tonnes of debris that rolled down the mountain side during the earthquake. One of his relatives was injured.
He went to Chunghthang on Thursday to find his friend who has not communicated since last Sunday.
It started raining while returning to Mangan from Toong. When the rains stopped, a middle-aged woman's happy voice drew my attention. She was calling her son to show the rainbow that had appeared on the horizon.
Maybe it was the first time that a rainbow was visible in North Sikkim after the quake hit the district as it immediately led people to forget all their fear and pain experienced over the past few days and become delighted.
And, needless to say that nature only can do it!
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