That is why it has been decided to raise those issues with officials of the state transport department. For any commercial light vehicles of Bengal, the state transport department issues a recommendation letter for a period of one year so that it is allowed to enter Sikkim. For example, if a recommendation letter is issued by the Bengal transport department on June 17, 2024, it will be valid till June 2025. At today’s meeting, they decided to send a letter to the joint secretary of the State Transport Authority (STA) of Bengal. We want the transport department of our state to consult transporters and other stakeholders before making any amendments to the agreement,” said Samrat Sanyal, general secretary, HHTDN.

Source: The Telegraph June 28, 2024 06:38 UTC