Guwahati: Persistent monsoon rains have prompted the Mizoram government to advise visitors against travelling to the state for the time being, as flooding, landslides and damaged roads continue to disrupt normal movement across several districts.
Issuing a public advisory on Monday (July 13), the state’s Tourism Department said people intending to visit Mizoram should delay their trips until weather conditions become favourable.
It also advised travellers with existing bookings to revise their schedules, saying continued rainfall could create fresh travel disruptions and increase safety risks.
The warning comes as prolonged rain has left several parts of the state facing overflowing rivers, blocked highways and damage to transport infrastructure, affecting both residents and visitors.
Officials said floodwaters from the swollen Khawthlangtuipui River have forced the evacuation of at least 100 families from Tlabung town and neighbouring localities in Lunglei district, close to the Bangladesh border.
Elsewhere in Lunglei district, nearly 200 passengers remain unable to continue their journey after a major landslide cut off National Highway 54, the main road linking Lawngtlai and Siaha districts.
Authorities have deployed heavy machinery to reopen the highway, but repeated rainfall has caused fresh soil collapses, slowing the restoration work.
Although road connectivity was briefly restored on the night of July 10 after rainfall eased, allowing stranded vehicles to move, subsequent showers triggered new landslides that blocked the route once again. Road-clearing operations are still in progress.
Traffic has also been affected on the Aizawl–Thenzawl–Lunglei Highway, where debris from a large landslip at Ngaizel, on the outskirts of Aizawl, is yet to be removed.
In Serchhip district, rising water levels in the Mat River have inundated farmland, causing losses to agricultural areas.
Rainfall data released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed that Serchhip received the highest precipitation in the past 24 hours at 34 mm. It was followed by Khawzawl with 17.5 mm, Siaha with 16.5 mm, Lunglei with 14 mm and Aizawl with 8.4 mm.
Officials said restoration efforts are continuing in rain-hit areas and advised the public to avoid unnecessary travel until conditions become safer.