Thursday, September 6, 2012

Tourism Deptt carries out cleanliness drive at Tsomgo


GANGTOK, 05 Sept [IPR]: A cleanliness drive was organized at Tsomgo Lake by Tourism & Civil Aviation Department yesterday in collaboration with Police Check Post, Tsomgo Pokhari Sangrakshan Samiti (TPSS), JN Road Taxi Drivers / Owners Association, Live to Love organization, and Tour Operators, namely Classic Tours &Travels, United Tours and Travels, Phoenix Tours &Travels, Red Lotus Tours & Travels, Tsomgo Dokan Association.
The campaign was mainly conducted to create awareness among the local people as well as to ensure that the responsibility of keeping the area clean is taken seriously by every individual. Tsomgo, Nathula and Baba Mandir being the most important Tourist Destinations, it was felt that regular monitoring of cleanliness is of utmost importance.
The Department will be organizing such programmes from time to time not only in this area but all over the state.
The Department requested Tsomgo Pokhari Sangarkshan Samiti to dispose the collected garbage on a weekly basis, similarly Dokan Association of Tsomgo was also requested to help keep the area clean.
Inspection of the road along the Nathula access was also conducted with representatives of Border Roads Organization. The BRO has assured that the road condition shall be improved before the coming tourist season.

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