Kolkata: The situation in the flood and landslide-affected hills in North Bengal on Friday inched towards further normalcy over the last 24 hours, with no fresh casualties reported during that period.

The total official death toll as of Thursday morning, the last reported, was 39, as per figures compiled by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the district administrations in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri. The number remained the same on Friday morning as well.

The work for the restoration of necessary infrastructure facilities gained further pace during the last 24 hours. With the repair work of many roads in the hills being completed, communicability in the areas has improved. Although not fully, electricity connections have also been restored in the hills to a great extent.

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