But, now a motorable road being built from Uttarey village in West Sikkim to Nepal right across the Singalia range will come to their help.
West Sikkim District Collector Santa Pradhan said, "When completed, the road will be a dream-come-true for numerous tourists who are forced to end their journey at Uttarey village, finding themselves helpless before the steep climb."
Pradhan said the portion of the road in Nepal was almost complete, just 2.5 km away from the Sikkim border.
On the Indian side, however, the progress of the road, being built under the Border Area Development Programme, has been tardy.
The road on the Nepalese side, sources said, had already reached Chanpathuk where the Nepal Army check post is situated, a distance of around two kilometres from Chewa Bhanjhyang.
The district collector said that the proposal for the road from Uttarey to Chewa Bhangyang had been sanctioned around five months back. PTI COR MD AMD DV
