Sikkim is set to host the 2nd Sustainable Mountain Development Summit, beginning in Gangtok today. Over 250 delegates from eleven mountainous States and the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal will be deliberating on key issues of the Indian Himalayan region including the North East for two days.

The summit is organized by the Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim in collaboration with the Central Himalayan Environment Association.

The Convenor of the Summit and Lok Sabha Member from Sikkim Mr. PD Rai told our Gangtok correspondent that the 2nd Sustainable Mountain Development Summit will be concluding with the ‘Sikkim Declaration’ that will highlight key concerns of the Himalayan region.