130 FT TALL CHENREZIG STATUE @ SANGA CHOELING MONASTERY,SIKKIM

GYALSHING, November 26: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today called upon all the people to uphold peace and religious harmony in the State.
Mr. Chamling said this while laying the foundation stone of 130 ft tall statue of Chenrezig, the Lord Buddhist Lord of Compassion to be built near Sanghachoeling monastery in Pelling, West Sikkim.
The Chief Minister, who was accompanied by the MLAs of West District during the ceremony said, this statue to be built with a fund of Rs. 113 crores would be one of the tallest structures in the world.
“We want Sikkim to grow as one of the pilgrimage tourist destinations and I am hopeful that the statue would attract more numbers of international devotees,” the CM said in his brief address.
He said, the vision of the SDF government is to promote and preserve religious and communal harmony in Sikkim and that he added would be possible once the people realize their roles and responsibilities towards the State.
Mr. Chamling also announced that the world’s tallest statue of Buddha Shakyamuni would be built in the years to come after the establishing of ITI and several training centres in the District. More religious institutions such as Church, monasteries, temples, Mangkhims, etc will also be built, he said while announcing that a meditation centre would be constructed in West Sikkim to promote Buddhist literature and culture.
At the same time, the CM on seeing the road conditions of West Sikkim assured for its immediate renovation.
Later in the evening, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the newly built tunnel of NHPC at Reshi, West Sikkim

Sikkim CM to lay foundation stone of Chenrezig statue on Nov 25

GYALSHING, November 23: MLA Yangthang PL Subba yesterday said that the foundation stone of a statue of Lord Chenrezig would be laid by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on November 25.
He informed this during a meeting of SDF Yuksom Constituency level held at Chongrang, Tashiding in West Sikkim, where all senior party leaders of the District were present.
In his address, Mr. Subba stressed on making his constituency best in every field and also to work hard at it for the success.
Former minster SB Subedi, who graced the meeting as the chief guest thanked the people of Chongrang for bringing the party in front once again and promised that the party will carry on with the welfare and developmental works for the people of the State.
MLA Gyalshing-Bernyak and deputy speaker MB Dahal on his part briefed the schemes introduced by the government. While talking about women empowerment in Sikkim, the deputy speaker said that the SDF party was doing a lot in giving maximum facility to the women of Sikkim. Mr. Dahal also mentioned about the exemption of IT.
Chairman, STDC NK Subba informed that such meetings will be convened in all parts of District and at the same time stressed on taking the responsibility of the party by every individual in making Sikkim a dream state.
Others present in the meeting were Ministers RB Subba and Dawcho Lepcha, Chairperson Chandra Maya Subba and other party office holders.