Teesta - Ministry of Power

3.2.4 Health & Education
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Preliminary Feasibility Report
Teesta (I) HE Project (4 x 80 MW)
There are 4 district hospitals, Gyalshing, Namchi, Singtam & Mangan and one Central
Referral Hospital at Gangtok, besides 25 Primary health centers, 150 Primary health
sub-centres, 9 Veterinary hospitals and 25 Veterinary dispensaries. There is a blood
bank at Gangtok. There are 1234 doctors. Small pox and Kalazor have been eliminated
and many schemes for the provision of safe drinking water to villages and bazaars
have been implemented. Sikkim has 700 Pre-nursery schools, 531Primary schools,
122 Middle schools, 64 Secondary schools, 28 Higher secondary schools and 2 Public
schools. There is a Training Institute for primary teachers, a Law college, a B.Ed
college, 2 Degree colleges, a Industrial Training Institution, a Medical and an
Engineering college.
3.2.5 Trade & Industry
Sikkim has a State Industrial Development Investment Corporation, which is
encouraging establishment of industrial units in Sikkim. The Industrial Training
Institute located at Rangpo is providing necessary expertise to the younger people for
self-independence in the trade and the know-how. Sikkim has one distillery, one
tannery and other ancillary units. Rangpo area has been declared as an industrial Zone.
Two Breweries one is located at Melli, South Sikkim and other at Rangpo in East
Sikkim. There is also a fruit preservation factory at Singtam. The Sikkim Mining
Corporation mines copper, zinc, lead etc. The Sikkim Time Corporation a watch-
manufacturing factory is located at Gangtok, which is producing one of the latest
watches in India. There is a jewel factory located at Gangtok. Besides the above a
good number of entrepreneurs have recently proposed to set up new factories. Some of
the units are manufacturing leather goods, safety matches, local crafts, carpet weaving,
handmade paper, woodcarving and similar works. The Sikkim State Tea Board has
also been established for quality tea production.