Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a road constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Sikkim, via video conferencing from from the Headquarters of 33 Corps in Sukna on October 25. He inaugurated the Alternate Alignment Gangtok - Nathula Road. Singh said, “I am happy to inaugurate this road today. I also want to tell you that most of the border roads of Sikkim are being upgraded by BRO in double lane. Out of this, 65 km of road construction work is in progress in East Sikkim, and 55 km of road construction is under plan. The construction of 225 km double lane road to 'Mangan-Chugthang-Eumsemdong' and 'Chuganthang-Lachen-Jima-Moguthang-Nakula' is planned under the Bharatmala Project in North Sikkim. These works are planned in 9 packages with an estimated cost of Rs 5710 crore.