The plan seeks to transform these iconic maritime structures into vibrant tourist hotspots.

Last week's series of landslides and heavy rainfall claimed six lives, prompting the urgent evacuation.

Nine tourists have been evacuated so far, led by District Magistrate Hem Kumar Chettri and officials from Tourism, Civil Aviation, and Forest Departments, along with the Travel Agent Association of Sikkim (TAAS).

Notably, Americans formed the largest contingent of foreign tourists (1,162), followed by tourists from Japan, Australia, Israel, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Group was having dinner at a resort when gunmen suspected to be terrorists entered the dining area and fired at him.

The 81 tourists stranded in Spiti Valley in Lahaul and Spiti district were on Sunday night shifted to and accommodated in different hotels and homestays there, as per police statement.