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Sikkim is a state in Northeast India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west and the Indian state of West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also located close to India’s Siliguri Corridor near Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. A part of the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates, as well as being a host to Kanchenjunga, the highest peak in India and third highest on Earth. Sikkim’s capital and largest city is Gangtok. Almost 35% of the state is covered by the Khangchendzonga National Park.
Sikkim a state blessed with environmental richness and vast biodiversity. The state, however, has the lowest population as compared to other states in India but literacy rate as compared to many states of the country is much higher. The nature has lot to give to the state and the state gathers it very well with the available resources. People and the Government of the Sikkim have strived hard for protecting the natural resources.
The origin theory of the name Sikkim is that it is a combination of two Limbu words: su, which means “new”, and khyim, which means “palace” or “house”. The Tibetan name for Sikkim is Drenjong (Wylie-transliteration: ´bras ljongs), which means “valley of rice”, while the Bhutias call it Beyul Demazong, which means ‘”the hidden valley of rice”. According to the folklore, after establishing Rabdentse as his new capital Bhutia king Tensung Namgyal built a palace and asked his Limbu Queen to name it. The Lepcha people, the original inhabitants of Sikkim, called it Nye-mae-el, meaning “paradise”. In historical Indian literature, Sikkim is known as Indrakil, the garden of the war god Indra.
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Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, lies partially in Sikkim
Sikkim was the first state to impose a ban on plastics in 1998. The ban was implemented in the state from 4th June 1998 and till date experts sighted the ban as impactful. It mainly aimed at eliminating single use plastic bottles. However Sikkim being rich in biodiversity and hence it has less space for garbage dumps. The decision of ban was introduced after heavy floods hit the state and due to blockage of drains by plastic caused a heavy landslide in which many people were died said Rajendra P Gurung, CEO, Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS), a local NGO that works in Sikkim.
In 2016 the State banned use of Packaged Drinking Water in government offices and government programmes and simultaneously it also banned on Use of Products made up of Thermocol. This helped the state to curb major plastic garbage problem.
The State residents are now opting for plates made of paper, leaf, bagasse and even areca nut. But Sikkim being a place of tourist attraction, it is challenging to control the use of plastic water bottles. The government is considering banning plastic bottles in the entire state, meaning that tourists would be need to get their drinking water from filters in hotels, restaurants and public spaces.
Sikkim finds itself on top when it comes to green policies, as it also holds the pride of being first state to Produce fully Organic Food Products which means without use of pesticides. In 2016 the state was declared as an Organic State after it made the use of chemical pesticides as a criminal offence. The decision seems too harsh for the non- organic cultivators.
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