Sikkim Railway Link foundation stone laid by Vice President and Railway Minister


Sikkim Railway Link foundation stone laid by Vice President and Railway Minister
30 Oct Rangpo: The most awaited occasion for the people of Sikkim is now over, the 53 Kms Sevok – Rangpo Railway link foundation stone has been flagged by the Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari and Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee at Rangpo today. The estimated cost for building up this project said is Rs 1340 Cr and would be completed by the end of 2015 or earlier said.

The Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee stated that Government is planning to extend Railway links to Darjeeling and Mirik in another phase. The Railway link to Sikkim is a big challenge since during monsoon the NH31A frequently gets blocked due to landslides as such the Rail link could be a justified alternative for such case CM said. The 53 kms broad gauge Sevok – Rangpo Rail link would be a big achievements since there shall be 100 bridges, 13 tunnels, longest of all tunnel would be around 2 km.

Chief Minister Pawan Chamling urged to extended the Railway link to Gangtok and Nathu La which shall make Indian Railway more advanced and special internationally.

Source:VOS