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ROAD STATUS, DTD: 02.05.2025
1. MANGAN TO GANGTOK VIA RAKDUNG-TINTEK ROAD –CLEAR.
2. MANGAN TO GANGTOK VIA PHODONG ROAD BLOCKED NEAR SEVEN SISTERS FALLS DUE TO SLIDE.
3. MANGAN- CHUNGTHANG VIA TOONG NAGA NEW ROUTE CLOSED FOR THE MAINTENANCE.
4. ⁠MANGAN TO CHUNGTHANG VIA PHIDANG ROAD CLEAR FOR LIGHT VEHICLES.
(I) HEAVY VEHICLES (ROUTE: PHIDANG-SANGKALANG-CHUNGTHANG) MOVEMENT PERMITTED ONLY BETWEEN 2100HRS & 0100 HRS.
(II) HEAVY VEHICLES (ROUTE: CHUNGTHANG-SANGKALANG-PHIDANG) MOVEMENT PERMITTED ONLY BETWEEN 0500 HRS & 1100 HRS. ( AS PER ORDER NO. POL/SP MANGAN/2025/460, DTD: 15.04.2025)
5. ⁠MANGAN TO CHUNGTHANG VIA SANGKALANG /PHIDANG ROUTE:
AS PER ORDER NO. POL/SP MANGAN/2025/507
1. *UPWARD MOVEMENT (GANGTOK TO CHUNGTHANG): ALL TOURIST VEHICLES TRAVELLING FROM GANGTOK TO CHUNGTHANG, VIA EITHER SANGKALANG OR PHIDANG BAILEY BRIDGE, SHALL CROSS THE SANGKALANG AREA BY 1400HRS(2:00PM). NO TOURIST VEHICLE PROCEEDING TOWARDS CHUNGTHANG VIA THIS ROUTE SHALL BE PERMMITED TO PLY THROUGH THE SANGKALANG AREA AFTER 1400 HRS
2. *DOWNWARD MOVEMENT (CHUNGTHANG TO GANGTOK): ALL TOURIST VEHICLES TRAVELLING FROM CHUNGTHANG TO GANGTOK SHALL CROSS THE SANGKALANG BAILEY BRIDGE OR PHIDHANG BY 1530 HOURS (3:30PM). NO TOURIST VEHICLE ON THIS ROUTE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CROSS THE BRIDGE AFTER 1530 HRS.
3. *VEHICLE TYPE AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS : THE SANGKALANG BAILEY BRIDGE SHALL BE USED STRICTLY BY LIGHT VEHICLES ONLY . ONLY VEHICLES WITH A GROSS WEIGHT (INCLUDING CARGO) OF LESS THAN 12 TONS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CROSS THE BRIDGE.
HEAVY VEHICLES ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE BRIDGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
6. CHUNGTHANG TO LACHEN ROAD IS CLEAR FOR LIGHT VEHICLES ONLY.
7. LACHEN TO THANGU– OPEN FOR LIGHT VEHICLES ONLY.
8. THANGU TO GURUDONGMAR— OPEN
9. CHUNGTHANG TO LACHUNG– CLEAR
10. LACHUNG TO ZERO POINT VIA YUMTHANG ROAD IS OPEN
11. MANGAN TO SINGTAM ROAD — CLEAR.

About the district

The district is the largest in four districts of Sikkim. The landscape is mountainous with dense vegetation to the alpine height before the southern tundra, before leaving the desert. Many waterfalls surrounded by the main road make visit to this district very beautiful.

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District at a glance

Coordinates: 27°31′N 88°32′E

Area: 4226 square. Km

Population: 43,709 Male: 24,730 Women: 18, 9 7 9

Language: Nepali / Bhutia / Lepcha

Village: 120

Governor

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Hon'ble Governor Shri Om Prakash Mathur

Chief Minister

The Hon’ble Chief Minister
Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang

District Magistrate

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Hon'ble District Magistrate Mr. Anant Jain

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