The 56 Km long Jawaharlal Nehru Marg between
Gangtok and Nathu La is to be widened. The border Roads Oraganisation
would do the widening job.
Mr RK Patyal, chief engineer of the BRO met chief minister
Mr Pawan Chamling in Gangtok today on the matter.
“Proper care should be taken to prevent mudslide into
the Tsomgo Lake during the widening process,” Mr Chamling
pointed out to the BRO official. “The sanctity of the
Lake needs to be preserved,” he added.
Mr Chamling also discussed the important issue of an alternative
highway from Siliguri to Gangtok. The CM also requested the
BRO officials to pay special attention to Lanthey Khola in
North Sikkim, which gets frequently disrupted during the monsoons.