Road-link on anvil for Bringkatam and Mangzing wards of Dzongu

MANGAN, 06 Nov: Power Minister Sonam Gyatso Lepcha, who is also the area MLA for Dzongu, visited the remote wards of Bringkatam and Mangzing under Hee-Gyathang and Lingdong-Borfok GPU of Dzongu on 01 November accompanied by RMDD officials headed by DE (PMGSY), Bidhya Gurung.
The tour was conducted especially for the construction of a new PMGSY road which has been demanded by the people of these two blocks. During the visit, the Minister interacted with the people to learn about their problem.
A short function was held at Mangzing Tar where the ward panchayat Bringkatam, ST Lepcha expressed gratitude to the area MLA and departmental officials for visiting their remote villages. The government has been providing all kinds of facilities to the people of the state but we just want our demand for a road to be fulfilled, he added.
Likewise, the ward panchayat Mangzing, Phuchung Lepcha on behalf of the people urged for the early construction of the road to Mangzing block. DE, PMGSY informed that NOC for land is essential for the new cutting of the road and added that the road to Borfok Mangzing has already been sanctioned.
He urged people to provide land NOC for the road from Hee-Gyathang to Bringkatam and added that the department will definitely give priority to these villages.
“Since the Minister himself has visited the place, the project will be taken up seriously,” he said.
The Minister while addressing the public and panchayat informed that the road to Mangzing has already been sanctioned so now the public have to unanimously decide from where the road should be constructed. He further informed that the survey for the new road to Bringkatam has already been conducted and will soon be sanctioned.