Sikkim Nationalised Transport to launch new buses

The Sikkim Nationalised Transport (SNT) will soon introduce buses services from Rangpo to Kakarivitta (Nepal), Kolkata, Jaigaon and Bodhgaya.
   
"We want to increase our mileage and want to keep up with being the best transport service providers in the region. We want to make Rangpo our base and augment our fleet on a war footing," general manager of SNT N D Rai told PTI.
   
They will also be initiating a new direct bus service from Gangtok to Kalimpong after the elections in West Bengal and also add six new buses for the 'Gangtok-Darshan' circuit which will prove helpful for the tourists.
   
In addition, the SNT, in collaboration with the state department of tourism, will also add direct deluxe bus services to tourist destinations in North Sikkim like Lachung and Lachen during peak tourist season.
   
Keeping pace with the modernised mode of transportation, SNT has now increased its fleet of service
buses to 107 which includes 2 air-conditioned, another 2 super-deluxe and 25 semi-deluxe buses under the JNNURM scheme which is being used basically for the urban populace.
   
The SNT deploys the maximum number of buses from the North-East wing of the SNT division with 75 buses reaching out to the remotest of areas in these districts.
   
Similarly, the south-west wing has a fleet of 27 buses followed by another 12 buses from the special Rangpo wing.
   
"We will also upgrade the existing fleet of buses to raise the comfort standards to be provided to the locals," added Rai.