Villagers carry essential food items as Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel engage in road clearance work at Bitu village, 10 km away from Gangtok. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Personnel of the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) and the Army use explosives to clear boulders from the road leading to Mangan at Bitu village. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Villagers on their way to meet relatives, at Bitu village. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Residents of Gangtok walk past a car that was destroyed during the earthquake. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) along with the Army clearing the Gangtok-Mangan road by blasting boulders at Bitu village. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Residents of Timchim, near Mangan, the epicenter of the earthquake, head towards their homes as Army personnel clear a landslide near Bitu village. Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
Army personnel at work near Bitu village. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
Local villagers are seen helping the Army and General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) personnel to clear the road leading to Mangan at Bitu village. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel use earthmoving equipment to clear the road at Bitu village. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
A woman helps the Army and General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) personnel to clear the road leading to Mangan. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar