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Sikkim Advances Three Major NEC-Funded Infrastructure Projects Near Completion
The North Eastern Council is helping build three important projects in Sikkim.
Together, the projects cost ₹32.54 crore.
One project will build better drains in Lower Rangpo.
The drains will carry away rainwater and wastewater more safely.
This should help more than 10,000 people and reduce flooding and landslide dangers.
Another project will create underground parking in Namchi.
That parking is intended to reduce traffic and make streets easier for pedestrians.
The third project is a permanent campus for Sikkim State University at Temi Tarku.
The North Eastern Council is developing three infrastructure projects in Sikkim at a combined cost of ₹32.54 crore.
An integrated drainage system at Lower Rangpo has received more than ₹8 crore and is expected to benefit over 10,000 people.
The Lower Rangpo drainage network is designed to reduce waterlogging, landslide risks, and damage to homes and infrastructure.
An underground parking facility in Namchi, estimated at ₹14.77 crore, aims to ease congestion in Namchi Bazar.
A permanent campus for Sikkim State University is being built at Temi Tarku for around ₹9.6 crore.
- Who
- The North Eastern Council, under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, is taking up the projects.
- What
- Three infrastructure projects are being developed: drainage works in Lower Rangpo, underground parking in Namchi, and a permanent university campus at Temi Tarku.
- Where
- The projects are located in Lower Rangpo, Namchi, and Temi Tarku in Sikkim.
- When
- The NEC release said the projects were nearing completion; no specific date was provided.
- Why
- They are intended to improve drainage and safety, reduce traffic congestion, and provide a modern academic space.
Key facts
- Implementing body
- North Eastern Council
- Total project cost
- ₹32.54 crore
- Drainage project
- Integrated drainage system at Lower Rangpo; more than ₹8 crore spent
- Drainage beneficiaries
- More than 10,000 people
- Parking project
- Underground facility in Namchi; estimated cost ₹14.77 crore
- University campus
- Permanent Sikkim State University campus at Temi Tarku; cost around ₹9.6 crore
Quotes
A source
Unnamed source explaining the expected benefits of Namchi’s underground parking facility
“As vehicles would be parked underground, it will help in de-congesting Namchi Bazar, freeing streetscapes for pedestrians, and restoring swift mobility in the town.”
telegraphindia.com
“It is coming up in the Temi-Tarku area, amid tea estates, and will provide a modern academic space to students.”
telegraphindia.com
North Eastern Council
Government council describing the Lower Rangpo drainage project
“Over ₹8 crore has been spent on the drainage project. The Lower Rangpo rests in a low-lying zone and is vulnerable to descending surface runoff and household wastewater. The systematically engineered drainage network channels these flows safely toward the river, curbing waterlogging, averting catastrophic landslides, and shielding community infrastructure as well as private homesteads.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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