Rajnath assures Sikkim CM of all assistance

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling regarding the security situation in Sikkim and areas neighbouring West Bengal.

In a telephonic conversation, CM Pawan Kumar Chamling informed the Union Home Minister that Sikkim is facing an acute shortage of supplies specially essential commodities such as medicines, baby milk powder, vegetables and petrol/diesel due to closure of the national highway, the critical road link to Sikkim, according to a PIB release.

The Home Minister assured him that the Centre will ensure the safety and security of NH 10 and do everything possible to save people of the state from any misery and ensure essential supplies to Sikkim.  He has asked Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to coordinate with West Bengal administration and ensure the safety, security and smooth traffic on NH 10. The West Bengal Government is being requested to ensure that the road link to Sikkim remains open, according to the PIB release.