GANGTOK,: Lok Sabha MP Indra Hang Subba on Wednesday met NHIDCL executive
director Riten Kumar Singh in Delhi to discuss the NH 10 maintenance from
Sevoke to Rangpo.
With the monsoon
season approaching, the Sikkim MP emphasized to the NHIDCL head that ensuring
smooth connectivity through NH 10 is a major challenge for Sikkim. He
highlighted that now that NHIDCL has taken over the highway’s maintenance, the
people of Sikkim have high expectations from the agency, a press release
informs.
Indra Hang
also stressed the importance of considering an alternative highway along the
other side of the Teesta valley for long-term connectivity.
Earlier in
the day, the Lok Sabha MP met MoRTH chief engineer Aditya Prakash and held
detailed discussions regarding the upkeep of NH10, the release mentions.
NHIDCL had
taken over the NH 10 Sevoke-Rangpo stretch last October from the West Bengal
Public Works Department as demanded by the Sikkim government. The NH 10 –
Sikkim’s lifeline – was closed for almost four months due to road subsidence,
rising Teesta River water levels, and landslides during the 2024 monsoon from
July to October.
