Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

  FIRST IN SIKKIM SERIES: This paperclip takes you back to 2006 when Denzong Water Industry, the first spring mineral water plant of Sikkim, was set up at Chisopani, 3 km from Singtam. This water plant, though not in working condition today, is on the way to Sakyong Chisopani JHS, where I work as a primary teacher. I know Shri SK Gurung, a socially active individual and a very good friend of our school. He has provided us different materials over the course of time and was one of the key people who helped our then Sakyong Chisopani Primary School move on to Sakyong Chisopani JHS.  Coming back to the water plant, I do not know how the idea of a water plant was initiated in this area in the mid-2000s, but ever since I joined the school in 2013, the biggest hurdle this village faces is the water crisis. Even though the efforts need appreciation.

By Prabin Khaling Gangtok,Feb 3:On the occasion of World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2012 the Lachen Dzumsa consisting of the Pipons, Gyambos, Chultimpa (representative of Lamas),along with the public of Lachen has decided to announce a ban on mineral water bottles in the village of Lachen and above from the upcoming tourist season. This decision has been made as an initiative for conservation of the holy lake of Gurudongmar situated at 5183 meters, which over the years has been growing as a tourist destination in the state. The lake area is a biodiversity hotspot and also highly significant as it is one of the main sources for river Teesta, and believed to be touched and blessed by Guru Padmasambhava. Receiving more than fifteen thousand visitors annually in the form of pilgrims and tourists, one of the major threats to the holy lake is from garbage disposal.   This was clearly indicated during the cleanliness campaign organised jointly by WWF-India and Lachen Tourism developm...