The First Swadesh Darshan Project Opens In Sikkim

The project implemented under Swadesh Darshan Scheme of MoT, Government of India was sanctioned by the ministry in June 2015 for 98.05 crore and is the first ever project in Sikkim under the scheme.

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K J Alphons, Union minister for tourism inaugurated the first Swadesh Darshan project in Sikkim recently. The project was for the development of the North East Circuit: Rangpo– Rorathang- AritarPhadamchen- NathangSherathang- Tsongmo- Gangtok-Phodong- ManganLachung-Yumthang- LachenThangu-Gurudongmer- Mangan- Gangtok-TuminlingeeSingtam. The project was inaugurated in the presence of Ugen T Gyatso, minister of tourism and civil aviation, Government of Sikkim in Gangtok.

The project implemented under Swadesh Darshan Scheme of MoT, Government of India was sanctioned by the ministry in June 2015 for 98.05 crore and is the first ever project in Sikkim under the scheme. Under this project, the ministry has developed tourism infrastructure facilities like tourist information centre, meditation centre, organic eco-tourism centre, log huts, zip line, flower exhibition centre, walkways, souvenir shops, cafeteria, rain shelters, wayside amenity, last mile connectivity, parking, public toilets, etc.