SNT begins Gangtok-Tumin bus service

GANGTOK, 29 April [IPR]: On the request of the public, the area MLA and the staff of the Block Administrative Centre, Tintek, the SNT Department has started a bus service to cater especially to teachers, office goers and public from Gangtok to Tumin from Friday onwards.
The bus leaves at 8 a.m. in the morning from Gangtok and goes up to Tumin and back. In the afternoon it leaves at 1.30 p.m. on the same route and fetches passengers from the respective destinations.
On the first day of the service yesterday, Joint Secretary, SNT Division, Navin Chettri, also travelled up to Tintek where a meeting with the public, Panchayats and BAC staff was held to disseminate information about the bus service.
Employees and teachers agreed to book the bus on monthly pass system and assured to extend full cooperation to the department for the successful operation of the service.
On behalf of the public and staff, BDO Tintek (in-charge), KL Lepcha, expressed gratitude towards the SNT for providing bus services in the area.