Expansion
of the Sikkim State Assembly and granting of Tribal Status to Eleven left out
communities discussed, among other important issues like North Sikkim Disaster
Management Scheme
New Delhi 12 February: The Members of
Parliament from Sikkim, PD Rai Lok Sabha and Hishey Lachungpa Rajya Sabha,
called on the Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Rajnath Singh today in his
office. They briefed the Minister on a number of issues.
First amongst them was the demand of
expanding the Sikkim State Assembly from 32 seats to 40 seats and giving 5
seats reservation to the Scheduled Tribes of Limboo and Tamang, which is at the
stage wherein Cabinet approval is needed. This demand has been consistently
brought up by the Sikkim government and hence they requested that if it is not
possible to introduce a bill during this session of the Parliament an ordinance
must be promulgated by the Government for the same. Similarly, they presented
the issue of giving Tribal Status to the eleven left out communities from
Sikkim under the aegis of the 371 F provisions of the Constitution of India.
For this, they submitted a copy of the proceedings from the Sikkim Summit for
Tribal Status 2018 held last year.
Further, they informed the Hon’ble
Minister about the heavy damages suffered by Mangan Town and the surrounding
areas during the heavy monsoon rains between 9th to 16th
September 2018 which caused extensive damage to various infrastructures
including roads, especially North Sikkim Highway only road to China Border,
water supply, schools, power lines, public and private buildings, etc. If
immediate mitigation measures are not implemented the Mangan town and NHS road
may not endue the next monsoon. The Detailed Technical Report (DPR) for the
same was cleared by the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) of National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and has been forwarded to the Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India for final approval and sanction. Hence, they requested
the Hon’ble Minister to expedite the approval and sanction of the DPR for
Mitigation of Mangan Landslide at the earliest to enable Sikkim State Disaster
Management Authority (SDMA) to initiate the implementation of the mitigation
works during the dry winter season (December to April).
Two memoranda discussing the above issues
in detail were submitted to the Hon’ble Minister in his office by the MPs.
The MPs also submitted a memorandum to
Hon’ble Defence Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman to demand permanent
restoration of troubled spots on North Sikkim Highway (NSH)
and to release remaining compensation between Rangrang – Mangan acquired by
Border Roads Organisation under Zimchung revenue block NSH.
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