GANGTOK : The Chief Secretary of Sikkim , Shree N.D. Chingapa accompanied by Secretary and senior officers of Department of Mines, Minerals and Geology on a whirlwind tours on various parts of East and West Sikkim on April 17 undertook inspection of properties of Sikkim Mining Corporation and selected project sites of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Geology in south sikkim as well as survey of notorious and chronic landslide zones at Narak Jhora, near Mamring, south sikkim that routinely used to disrupts traffic on the Rangpo-Namthang Road until the nuisance of this slide-zone was brought to an end by using cheap and simple landslide control techniques by DMMG in 1989-1990.However, other landslide zone of The Turung continue to remain active till date although DMMG has undertaken a detailed geological and geotechnical study of zone in year 2004-05 at the instance of local public and Department of Forest has undertaken some protective measures effecting the minimization of damages from this landslide area.
The CS has also visited geotourism site at Mamley and Kholaghari where potential of tourism was explored for billion year old conophyton stromatolites and ripple marks in dolomite exists. The CS was positive about developing tourism circuit starting from Namchi to Mamley to Kholaghari toChamgaon and to Serenity Park popularly known as Rock Garden and to Namchi and Tourism Department is already looking into its viability as per press release.
On the return leg Chief Secretary was shown 16th mile slide near Jorethang-Melli Roadwhich was corrected by DMMG by using drainage, slope-dressing, installation of retaining structure at appropriate spots, massive rock boltings, cement grouting and plantation of fast growing trees and so on.
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