Gangtok: On the third and final day of the Fifth Session of the 10th Assembly, the Sikkim Legislative Assembly voted for the creation of 2 new districts of Pakyong and Soreng, carved out of the existing East and West Sikkim districts, respectively.
With this Sikkim now has six districts with the 4 previous districts also getting acnew nomenclature. The new names are Mangan (North Sikkim), Geyzing (West Sikkim), Gangtok (East Sikkim), and Namchi (South Sikkim).
During the discussion over the Sikkim (Re-Organization of Districts) Bill, 2021 (Bill No. 15 of 2021) moved by Land Revenue Minister Kunga Nima Lepcha for consideration, Namcheybung legislator Em Prasad Sharma extended gratitude for declaring Pakyong one of the two new districts.
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