Sikkim -
Small & Beautiful
Sikkim is sheer magic. This is not just the most
beautiful place in the world but cleanest and safest too. If
once the charms of the state were limited to mists,
mountains and colourful butterflies, they are now
complimented by tangible development and progress with its
unique culture and natural landscape. Sikkim is a picture of
perfection and pristine purity. Nestled in the Himalayas
with Kanchenjunga peaks in the backdrop and endowed with
exceptional natural resources, Sikkim is a hotspot of
biodiversity and development. Though small in size, yet
Sikkim has been identified world over as an important
repository of germplasms of unknown dimensions. Perhaps,
there is no part of the world, which offers a spectacular
scene with every turn of the road as Sikkim. Sikkim is
regarded as the ultimate destination for Eco-tourism.
Getting to Sikkim
By Air
Jet Airways, Indian Airlines and Air Deccan operate flights
from Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati to Bagdogra. From Bagdogra
airport one can take a taxi to the campus at Majitar, Rangpo/SMIMS
Tadong (Gangtok) - the drive takes about three hours to
Majitar and four hours to Gangtok. One can also use the
services of charter helicopters to travel between Gangtok
and Bagdogra.
By Train
One can travel by train from any part of the country to New
Jalpaiguri or Siliguri. From there the SMIT is three hours
and to Gangtok is four hours by bus or taxi.
By Road
Long distance buses ply from major towns in West Bengal and
Assam to Siliguri. The journey from Siliguri to the campus
can be made by taxi or bus via the Himalayan foothills along
the Teesta and Rangit rivers and passing through the towns
of Teestabazar, Melli and Rangpo.
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