Gangtok: Sikkim has been officially declared as a ‘Disaster Affected State’ by the government to avail soft loans and other facilities from banks, official sources said today.
It was also to source funds from international funding agencies such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank, the sources said.
Gangtok, Nov. 18: A section of villagers from West Sikkim today pleaded to the governor to stop work on the two power projects on the Rathong Chu till a review was completed.
New Delhi: A meeting of India’s top seismologists and earthquake specialists, which discussed issues arising from the Sikkim earthquake, has strongly recommended that northeastern states set up the
Low-intensity tremors, which have continued to rock North Sikkim since a 6.8-magnitude earthquake devastated the region on September 18, killed two people in Dzongu on Saturday morning, delayed reports said.
A 3.2 magnitude tremor killed an 85-year-old resident at Nung and a 27-year-old man hailing from Lingdem Basti.
GANGTOK: The Sikkim Government has submitted a memorandum to the Central Government for Rs 3500 crore for short term rehabilitation measures for the devastation caused by the recent earthquake, official sources said today.
The memorandum was not a comprehensive estimate of the total damages incurred by the State, but that for immediate and short term measures for repair and rehabilitation, the sources said.
The recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Sikkim, which claimed more than 100 lives, was different from most temblors that had rocked the Himalayan region.
