Overview
- Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, a meeting the Prime Minister’s Office acknowledged on X.
- Discussions centered on development priorities and infrastructure resilience following recent floods and landslides in the state.
- The engagement comes ahead of an anticipated late-November visit by the Prime Minister, when he is expected to inaugurate multiple projects, though dates have not been announced.
- Last month, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang sought central assistance for restoration and pressed for stronger connectivity on NH-10 and NH-310A.
- The chief minister renewed an invitation for a November visit after a planned May trip for Sikkim’s golden jubilee was canceled due to bad weather and moved online.