Travellers using the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) road have been advised to take the Orang-Kalaktang-Shergaon-Rupa-Tawang (OKSRT) road due to continuous heavy rainfall induced landslides in the Tippi waterfall area in West Kameng district. The diversion came into effect on Saturday.

According to sources, the landslides near the Tippi waterfall are most likely caused by earth-cutting for the nearby Nechiphu tunnel.

West Siang SP Bharat Reddy informed that on Saturday, 10 kilometres away from the landslide area in Tippi, one Maruti Suzuki Alto car, a Bolero pickup, and an empty oil tanker were washed away. However, no casualty was reported and the driver, handyman and all the passengers in the three vehicles escaped unhurt.

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