Civil Military Liaison Conference held between State and Military officers

GANGTOK, 06 March [IPR]: Civil Military Liaison Conference (CMLC) between the State Government officers and the military was held at a local hotel in Gangtok, today. The conference chaired by the Chief Secretary of Sikkim, Karma Gyatso was attended by GOC 17 Mountain Division.
The conference started with the welcome address by the Chief Secretary, Karma Gyatso. The conference discussed various issues between the defence and the state and many issues were resolved in the house after detail discussion.
To mention the issues that was taken up and most of them resolved were:-
1.       Foreign labourers problem.
2.       Rail infrastructure
3.       Provision of facilities at Pakyong Airport
4.       Construction of Operational Tracks
5.       Construction of Tunnels
6.       Supply of SNT vehicles to the Army
7.       Provision of Electricity to Army Installations
8.       Allotment of Parking space for Army light vehicles
9.       Civil Recovery Vehicles
10.   Movement of Tourists in Bad weather
11.   Facilities for Tourists at Nathula
12.   Water Supply to New Military Station, Gangtok
13.   Raising of Sikkim Scouts Battalion
14.   Road Widening in North Sikkim
15.   Damage of Transmission lines due to Road widening
The GOC 17 Mountain Division thanked the Chief Secretary for organizing this conference after a gap of two years and hoped that the army officials and the state administration shall function in close coordination under the guidance of the experienced and senior Chief Secretary of Sikkim.
Besides the above issues, those related to national interest were also discussed by virtue of Sikkim being a border state.
The Conference ended with a Vote of Thanks followed by presentation of tokens by the Chief Secretary, DGP and Additional Chief Secretary.