The electricity demand forecast is an important input for the planning of the power sector to meet the future power requirement of various sectors of electricity consumption. Therefore, a periodic Electric Power Survey (EPS) of the country is conducted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to assess electricity demand on …
Nathu-la at 14,400ft in Sikkim is one of the many snow-capped areas, like Yumthang which is facing climate change Gangtok, May 17: Receding ski slopes and a rise in mercury level have prompted the Sikkim government to frame an action plan for climate change. Minimum temperatures have risen by 1 …
Gangtok, April 30: Foreign delegates who participated in an international seminar on rhododendron conservation and sustainable use here yesterday lauded the Sikkim government for its efforts to protect the state
GANGTOK: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said that the environment and bio-diversity in Sikkim have been threatened by construction of hydel power projects and absence of government safeguards. The state government has not taken sufficient precaution against degradation of environment and bio-diversity by drawing up a catchment …
Gangtok, April 25: The double-laning of NH31A, the lifeline of Sikkim, has hit a hurdle as the Bengal forest department has not yet granted permission to the Border Roads Organisation to work on the stretch that runs through Darjeeling district. The chief engineer of BRO
Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Sikkim has entrusted DDF Consultants Pvt Ltd the work of the preparation of comprehensive mobility plan (CMP) for the capital town of Gangtok which is one of the towns eligible for central government financial assistance under JNNURM programme. Comprehensive mobility plan (draft) for …
A State level Panchayat Sammelan was held today at Sichey, which organised by the Rural Management and Development Department (RMDD). Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was the chief guest on the occasion, CB Karki, Minister of Rural Management and Development, TT Bhutia Minister of PHE, DB Thapa Minister of Urban …
The Ministry of Tourism has identified Gangtok among the 29 destinations on the basis of footfalls and future potential in consultation with the concerned State Governments for development through mega projects. During the current financial year, 106 projects, including mega projects, have been sanctioned. For Sikkim Rs 2,390.70 lakh has …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 76.27 crore against the total project cost of Rs 85.71 crore for Sikkim for implementation of infrastructure projects under RIDF - XV. The projects sanctioned relate to Rural Education Institutions (26 nos), Rural Drinking Water Schemes (8 nos) …
Tourism in the State of Sikkim is growing at a rapid pace in a very well thought of and planned manner. Sikkim now has become one of the best sought after hill destinations at the global level . The leadership is very committed and the State Government has been very …
In an effort to assess the impact of global warming on this Himalayan State, the Sikkim Government has decided to set up 15 meteorological stations to record daily pattern of weather conditions here.
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has committed that the public sector hydro and thermal power projects would be converted into instruments of social development with the new policy of the Centre to allocate one percent of the total project cost for rehabilitation and development of the persons affected by …
With the demand of electricity ever increasing in the country, the Centre has reiterated its commitment to meet the requirement by adding capacity to the tune of one lakh MW under the 12th Five Year Plan, according to the Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. The government has proposed to …
Rs 5.8 crore has been injected by the Centre into nineteen projects for tourism infrastructure development in North Sikkim during 2007-08. The Centre has funded twelve projects as Centrally- sponsored schemes while six projects have been funded under Border Area Development Programme.
A White Paper prepared by an expert agency recommends setting up two nodal bodies - Sikkim Hydro Power Corporation Ltd (SHPC) and Sikkim Transmission and Distribution Corporation Ltd (STDC), to better harness the State
The Centre has frozen six mega hydel power projects with a capacity of 1,047 MW proposed in North Sikkim following an adverse report submitted by Centre of Inter-Disciplinary Studies of Mountains and Hill Environment (CISME). The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had taken the CISME report seriously and derailed …
In spite of economic slowdown and limited hospitality infrastructure in the State, around 2.8 lakh tourists visited Sikkim in the first five months this year, nearly 35 per cent more than the last year. According to the State Tourism Department, the arrival of domestic tourists in the State between January …
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has said that he will take a leaf out of Switzerland to develop the countryside of the picturesque hill State.
Alarmed over the reported shrinkage of the 26-km Zemu glacier in the eastern Himalayas due to global warming, Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has sought an
