Lost road inflates carriage costs hampering CMRHM constructions in Sakyong-Pentong

A BAG OF CEMENT COSTS Rs. 800 TO REACH SITES NOW
MANGAN, 19 April: For the public of Sakyong and Pentong villages which are still cut-off [ever since the September Earthquake wiped away its link roads], reaching materials and other essential items to their houses from the district headquarter town of Mangan has become an expensive affair. Transporting materials for the under construction Chief Minister’s Rural Housing Mission houses in the area, which need to be completed within the stipulated time as per norms, are proving a heavy burden.
“We have to pay Rs. 800 [regular rates are Rs 390-400 per bag] for a head load of one bag of cement from Mangan to Pentong and we don’t get enough workers as there are several tricky and risky sections which need to be crossed in order to reach Pentong,” informs the Pentong ward panchayat, Phurba Lepcha.  The public and panchayat have expressed that the sanctioned amount under CMRHM is not proving enough to meet their expenses since most of it is spent on carrier charge.
“If the road is restored till Bey village, then it would cut transportation charge by 70%,” added a villager while speaking to NOW!
The residents of Pentong and Sakyong have requested the government to grant additional sanctions under CMRHM for the peculiar situations they are straddled with because of the snapped road network. As these villages are isolated and difficult to access, the villagers depend on Mangan for all their basic necessities.