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In addition, the GTA has also decided to host a two-day tourism festival in Mirik on March 1 and 2 to promote the town and its surroundings as a tourist destination
According to the State Disaster Management Authority, more than 3,000 tourists find themselves stranded in various parts of Sikkim. In response, 2,500 people have been successfully evacuated, and 6,000 others have sought refuge in designated relief camps.
The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 21 on Friday as Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams worked their way through slushy earth and fast flowing water in the Teesta river basin and downstream north Bengal for the third day in search of those who were swept away and are still missing, officials said.
23 Army personnel had gone missing from Sikkim's Bardang area when the flood struck.
Relief camps are active in Singtam, Rangpo, Dikchu, and Adarsh Gaon but due to connectivity issues in Chungthang, more camps are being set up by Army and paramilitary.