Sikkim sees record tourist footfall, CM urges people not to travel amid landslides
India | Oct 21, 2021, 09:33 PM ISTThe government took several measures to encourage tourism this festive season to make up for the financial hit it took last year.
The government took several measures to encourage tourism this festive season to make up for the financial hit it took last year.
"Everyone in Sikkim would now have to do away with mineral water bottles and opt for natural water resources," CM stated.
The official said the Sikkim government has also declared the reservoirs of the state to be open for fishing activities.
The debris from the overnight landslide has covered almost 70 m stretch and it will take some time to clear the road for one-way traffic.
The entire monsoon trough is likely to shift close to the foothills of the Himalayas during the next 24 to 48-hours, the IMD said.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter Scale was felt in Sikkim's Gangtok on Sunday.
An awareness campaign will be carried out throughout the state to urge the people to adopt Covid appropriate behaviour, and those violating COVID-19 guidelines will be penalised.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the Chief Ministers of the North-eastern states to focus on micro containment zones to tide over Covid-19 crisis.
The state Home Department, in a notification, said that fully vaccinated tourists can enter the Himalayan state through Rangpo in East Sikkim and Melli in South Sikkim after exhibiting their vaccination certificates at the border check-gates.
In a tragic incident, at least four army jawans died on Wednesday after their vehicle fell into a gorge near Indo-China border in Sikkim.
The army has rescued 447 tourists stuck at snow-bound Nathu-La near the India-China border in Sikkim following a snowstorm, defence officials said on Friday.
Schools in Sikkim will reopen for pre-primary and primary students from February 15, after remaining closed for 11 months due to coronavirus pandemic, the state government said.
Commercial passenger flight services at Sikkims lone airport at Pakyong near Gangtok resumed on Saturday after a gap of about 19 months.
Direct flight services between Delhi and Sikkim commenced on Saturday with a SpiceJet aircraft landing at Pakyong airport in the Himalayan statewith 57 passengers, officials said.
Former Sikkim chief minister Sanchaman Limboo died after a prolonged illness at a state-run hospital here on Sunday. He was 73 and is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Moderate-intensity earthquakes measuring 3.2 and 3.6 on the Richter scales hit Manipur and Sikkim respectively on Sunday, officials said. According to the Disaster Management officials of the two northeastern states, no report of loss of life or damage to property has been received yet.
Schools in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Sikkim will reopen from Monday. The schools will reopen for classes 9 to 12 in the three states after remaining shut for over six months due to the pandemic.
The Sikkim government transport undertaking SNT will run special bus services in Gangtok area to help students appearing in different examinations as a complete lockdown has been imposed in the city from September 21 to 27 to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Monsoon has long set in in the country, several parts of the country are witnessing floods. The rising waters have caused trouble in metropolis of Mumbai as well. The iconic Kirateshwar temple in Legship village of Sikkim is facing the rising menace of floodwater.
The Sikkim government on Friday extended the complete lockdown in the state till August 3 in view of a spurt in COVID-19 cases, a senior official said.
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