Darjeeling and Mirik landslides (2025): Deaths and Ex Gratia Relief
Overnight downpours set off landslides across Mirik, Sukhiapokhri and the Darjeeling hills and cut roads to the hills. Toll shown is as of 6 October 2025. The State also gave a Special Home Guard job to one member of each bereaved family.
What happened
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 Oct 2025 |
| Place | Darjeeling, West Bengal |
| Kind | Natural disaster: Landslide |
| Deaths | 28 |
| Injured | Not on record |
Ex gratia relief announced
| Paying government | Per death | Injury relief | Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of West Bengal (State) | Rs 5 lakh | - | Rs 1.40 crore |
Total sanctioned: Rs 1.40 crore. Reported as paid: No payment figure has been made public yet.
Sources
Other relief records in West Bengal
Disaster and accident relief register · SDRF and NDRF relief norms
Sanctioned amount = announced rate x reported victims. Injury relief is counted only where the number of injured is on record. Payments by companies and parties are not included.