Overview
- Indra Hang Subba met Minister of State Harsh Malhotra in New Delhi on January 9 to discuss highway projects in Sikkim.
- He highlighted slow progress on NH-510, focusing on Packages V and VI in Gyalshing district.
- He asked for the minister’s personal intervention to remove bottlenecks and speed up execution by NHIDCL.
- Malhotra assured due consideration of the concerns and reiterated the ministry’s commitment to Himalayan road infrastructure.
- No corrective plan or deadline was announced, though the packages are presented as crucial for connectivity and local development as Gyalshing’s first national highway.