September 7, 2025 7:59 PM.
Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation C.S. Rao announced today that tourism in North Sikkim is set to resume from tomorrow.
Tourists will be allowed to reach up to Lachung, Yumthang Valley and Zero Point. Permits are available from today. These areas were closed from May due to natural calamities.
Rao informed that the Sanklang bridge, inaugurated with Border Roads Organization’s support, has restored connectivity to Dzongu and reduced travel time by about 1.5 hours.
Lachen will reopen in the next season. Rao added that tourists must cross the Sanklang bridge checkpost by 1:00 pm and Toong bridge by 2:00 pm while returning.
Highlighting the Union Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh’s announcement regarding battlefield tourism, Rao said that three sites in Sikkim-Nathula, Chola, and Doklam are part of the initiative. Nathu La was already opened, but Cho La and Doklam will be opened from the 27th of this month.