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The Public Works Roads and
Bridges Department is the pioneer
department engaged in development and creation
of infrastructure of roads & bridges in Sikkim.
With an increased workload the department has
been divided and new departments have been created
like Buildings & Housing, Water Security and
PHED, Irrigation and Flood Control etc. The
allocations of business to each department have
been defined in the Rules of Business by the
state government.
The main function of the Roads and Bridges department
is to plan and develop road network throughout
the state. It also maintains the road network
that has been created in the past years for
the smooth flow of both passengers and goods.
During the monsoons the heavy rains cause widespread
damages along the road network and keeping the
road network open 24 hours during such period
poses a tremendous challenge for the officers
and staff of both the Civil as well as well
as Mechanical arms of the Roads and Bridges
department. The deployment of a large number
of machineries is also necessary for keeping
the road open during such calamities.
Apart from constructing new roads and maintaining
the existing road network the department is
also engaged in up-gradation of the existing
road network and bridges. These involve modification
of vital parts of the bridges, replacement of
old and weak bridges, widening / improving the
grade as well as strengthening the surface of
different roads, that require such up-gradation
works.
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