Process of reconstruction begins

Chief Minister inspects abandoned Secretariat Building- seeks geo stability report for reconstruction

Gangtok, October 11, 2011: The Chief Minister of Sikkim Shri Pawan Chamling today along with the Chief Secretary and the Heads of the Department inspected the damages caused to Tashiling Secretariat Building and the offices around the Secretariat by the earthquake which hit the state on 18th of September 2011.

During the inspection the Chief Minister directed the Mines and Geology Department to furnish the Geo Technical Stability Report of the land where the present Tashiling Secretariat Complex is situated, within a week. This is in order to see the feasibility for the construction of the new Secretariat at the same place. Though the Government is contemplating alternative sites for relocation but priority is being given to the existing location. The final decision on the new Secretariat will be taken only after thorough study of the Geo Technical Stability Report of the present Tashiling Secretariat complex land, the Chief Minister said. The new Secretariat will be retrofitted, earthquake proof, well equipped from security point of view with emergency exits at places.

The Chief Minister asked the concerned departments to work in a coordinated manner to take all the safety measures into account while preparing the Detail Project Report of the new Secretariat Building.- with IPR inputs