HIGHWAY OPENS FOR LARGE VEHICLES
GANGTOK, September 05: The National Highway 31-A, which was closed for 12 days, was opened for all vehicles from late afternoon today.
This news has come as a relief from all sections of the society. It is also learnt that the NHPC had chipped in their help for the opening the Highway.
The Highway was closed since August 25 following massive landslides near the Coronation Bridge, West Bengal. With the only lifeline of Sikkim, NH 31-A being damaged for so many days, the State faced lots of hardships in terms of transportation of essential commodities.
Even the Sikkim Nationalized Transport Department affected the State’s exchequer as all the trucks and buses stopped during the road closure.
Lines of tankers have entered Rangpo and there are signs that the shortage of petrol, diesel, LPG and other essential commodities will soon be over.
This news has come as a relief from all sections of the society. It is also learnt that the NHPC had chipped in their help for the opening the Highway.
The Highway was closed since August 25 following massive landslides near the Coronation Bridge, West Bengal. With the only lifeline of Sikkim, NH 31-A being damaged for so many days, the State faced lots of hardships in terms of transportation of essential commodities.
Even the Sikkim Nationalized Transport Department affected the State’s exchequer as all the trucks and buses stopped during the road closure.
Lines of tankers have entered Rangpo and there are signs that the shortage of petrol, diesel, LPG and other essential commodities will soon be over.
