Orchid Show inaugurated, winners unveiled

Chief Minister Pawan Chamling inaugurated the annual Orchid Show 2015 at the Flower Exhibition Centre here at the Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal Memorial Park at the Ridge on 17 March, Tuesday. An official press communiqué informs that the inaugural ceremony was attended by Ministers and senior officers of various departments, with students from different schools from in and around Gangtok also invited. Although the display at the flower show complex is a year-round affair, the Orchid Show is ceremonially inaugurated every year on 17 March.

Chamling inaugurates Fauji green initiatives

ARMY DEVELOPS MICRO HYDEL AND SOLAR PLANTS AND WASTE RECYCLING UNIT IN GNATHANG
GANGTOK, 04 Dec: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today inaugurated three “eco-friendly” projects at the Trishakti Battle School of the Indian Army in Gnathang here in East Sikkim on the Nathula-Jelepla axis. The projects have been developed by the Army and financed by the State government under the Border Area Development Programme.
A press release informs that the projects consist of a 7.5 KVA Micro Hydel power plant, a 10 KVA Solar Power plant and a 30 kg waste paper recycling plant. These non-conventional power projects will go a long way in ensuring the availability of power in Gnathang village and conserving the ecosystem in the area, the release mentions.
While the Army has been involved in construction of micro hydel projects and other renewable forms of energy projects in remote border regions of the country, this is the first of its kind micro hydel project in Sikkim, it is informed.
The construction of these eco-friendly projects in Gnathang is a part of this initiative and a contribution of the Army to the eco-system and people of Sikkim and Gnathang in particular.
The commissioning of these projects is a shining example of civil-military cooperation between the Black Cat Division and Sikkim government towards preserving the fragile ecosystem of the state, the release expresses.

CM inaugurates community house for Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang residents

HIGH LEVEL ATTESTATION COMMITTEE TO BE SET UP FOR LAND RECORDS PROBLEM

GANGTOK, 03 Dec: The Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today announced that a high level Attestation Committee will be constituted by the government to look into problems related to land ownership [dealing with land records] in Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang areas of North Sikkim. This has been a vexed issue for a while now. The Chief Minister was addressing the inaugural function of the community house of the community at lower Sichey here in the capital.
Yul Rru Sum Dzom Lee, the community house for the people of Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang, was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister in a colorful function held today.
Yul Rru Sum Dzom Lee is a multi-purpose community house covering an area of 2500 sq. feet having all modern facilities. The six-storied structure is constructed on a government allocated site and has also been sponsored by the government. This building will be used for social functions, weddings, preservation of identity, culture and tradition and customs of Lachungpas, Lachenpas and people of Chungthang valley including offering free housing for students of these areas for higher studies and preparation for any state or national level competition.
The CM was all praises for the Yul Rru Sum initiative and commented that other communities should learn and take inspiration from them. He added that that Yul Rru Sum Dzom Lee was not only an infrastructural development but also signifies the culture and tradition of the people of North Sikkim.
“We should all come together and work in tandem with a sense of belonging and ownership to usher Sikkim towards complete development. Only material or infrastructural development is not enough, spiritual development is also of paramount importance to see overall development in the state”, he stressed.
The Chief Minister also appealed to the people of Sikkim not to blindly believe in the rumours going around in the state about Article 371F and Revenue Order No. 1, he vowed to protect these with utmost sincerity. He further stated that protecting all old laws and rights of the people of Sikkim are his and his government’s top priority.
While speaking on road conditions in the State, the Chief Minister said that all the roads including the border roads are being upgraded and double laning work is in the last phase and within another two years all the major roads of the state will be surfaced and upgraded. The state government has taken this issue up with the centre on priority basis and we hope that the upgradation and double laning works will be completed within the stipulated time. Urging the people to be patient he said that once the upgradation work is complete it will further boost tourism in North Sikkim.
The Chief Minister also released a Bhutia Lepcha Music and Video Album and Bhutia Notation Book. He was felicitated by the patron of Yul Rru Sum, T. Lachungpa who presented the Chief Minister with a statue of Guru Padmasambhava and a citation letter along with offering of Jeyju from Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang by the Pipons and Panchayats of the respective areas.
On the occasion the Chief Minister also presented all those involved in building this community centre with certificates and mementos.
Rajya Sabha MP and patron Yul Rru Sum, Hishey Lachungpa who also addressed the gathering thanked the Chief Minister for his visionary and progressive plans, policies and programmes which he said has ushered the state towards the path of prosperity.
The MP also placed a few pending demands on behalf of the people of North Sikkim, to which the Chief Minister assured full cooperation and positive response.

CM inaugurates super-speciality wing at CRH

GANGTOK, 04 Oct [IPR]: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today inaugurated the newly built ‘Super Speciality Wing’ of Central Referral Hospital or Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) here at 5th Mile Tadong.
The state-of-the-art super speciality wing which has been set up at an estimated cost of Rs 37.67 crore has Diagnostics which include Radiology, MRI, Digital X-Ray, Cardiac Cath Lab, Ultrasonography, color dopper. The Super speciality departments will have Neuro Surgery, Urology, Gastroenterology, Skin and Cosmetology, Cardiology, Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Onco Surgery, and private wards.
In a function organized in the auditorium of SMIMS, Pro Chancellor of Manipal, Dr. Ram Das Pai felicitated the Chief Minister Pawan Chamling and presented him with a memento as a mark of respect, appreciation and gratitude.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Chamling, expressed his happiness that such a super speciality wing has come up in CRH and expressed hope that the hospital will provide quality service and people of the state will benefit from it.