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Distance from Gangtok to Siliguri will be covered in about 40 minutes

By himalayanreview
Gangtok May 14: Star Universal Resource Company Inc an American company with headquarters in New York, that specializes in making express highways, tunnels Airports the world over made a presentation on Sevok-Gangtok -Nathula expressway to the Chief Minister Mr Pawan Chamling at Chintan Bhawan here in the capital. The company that will also finance the entire project said that the total cost of this express highway will come to about Rs 1550 Crores. 

The express highway will have tunnels and bridges with two lanes and the slope of the tunnel will be less than 3 % it will be all-weather concrete roads, open around the clock. Before coming here this project was presented to Minister DONER Mr Mani Shankar Iyer, and only about 30 km of the highway will be in West Bengal and the company has already got the approval from the government of West Bengal for it It will have 10 tunnels and the same number of bridges and when this express high way will complete the distance from Gangtok to Siliguri will be covered in about 40 minutes. 

 About 12 months will be required for the survey and 36 months for putting up the bridges and tunnels from Sevoke to Gangtok. The entry points of the tunnel will be in Pakyong and Rangpo, as and when the government of Sikkim will give consent to the project we'll start the work said Mr Golshair from Austria who was representing the company. Chief Minister Mr Chamling showed interest in the project and said that he'd like to come to an agreement with the company as soon as possible.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Roads and bridges and other cabinet ministers, Chief Secretary Addl Chief Secretary, secretaries from the concerned officials of BRO and 17 Mountain divisions were also present for this presentation. 

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