GANGTOK-TSOMGO-NATHULA-GNATHANG-RHENOCK-RANGPO AND BACK TO BE MADE A ONE WAY COMPULSORY CIRCUIT; TOURIST AMENITIES TO BE DEVELOPED EVERY 10 KMS; FACILITIES CREATED TO SUPPORT FULL-FLEDGED TRADE OVER NATHULA
SAGAR CHHETRI
GANGTOK, 21 July: On the 29th day on his village-to-village tour today, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling travelled the old trade route going through Tsomgo, Nathula, Kupup, Gnathang and down to Rhenock and Rangpo. At his halts along the way he announced major tourism initiatives on the anvil to bring the shine back to this entire stretch of the old trade route, on the Gangtok-Nathula axis of which sees border trade and receives tourists at present.At his first stop at the Tsomgo shopping complex, the CM asked the people of the area to compare and evaluate how things were 18 years ago and the changes that the present government has brought about to the area with its priority on tourism.
