North Sikkim Tourism Revives as Toong-Naga Road Reopens; Lachen Connectivity Soon

• Tourist movement in North Sikkim has normalized after the reopening of the Toong-Naga Road, with approximately 400 tourist vehicles visiting Lachung daily.
• Work is underway to restore connectivity to Lachen, with a bridge over the Taram Chu River expected to be completed by early February.
• 125 families from Rel, Naga, and Toong wards, affected by the October 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), will be relocated to Upper Bojoghari in Gangtok.
• The Toong-Naga region was severely impacted by the October 2023 GLOF, which caused widespread damage and displacement.
• SSDMA and Lieutenant Colonel Seeta Ashok Shelke received the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026 for disaster management contributions.

Why It Matters: North Sikkim's tourism is recovering with road reopenings and rehabilitation efforts post-2023 disaster.