|  Chungthang
- North Sikkim
Chungthang is a small town on the confluence
of the two major rivers of North Sikkim Lachen Chu and Lachung
Chu (Chu stands for river). The Lachen stream from west and
Lachung stream from east meets here to form Tista
which is the most important river in Sikkim. From Chungthang
the road has divided into two. The road through the left takes
you to Lachen (29 km) and the road
through the right goes to Lachung
(23 km).
 The
valley is believed to have been blessed by Guru Rimpoche. The
place is rich in bio diversity with a large variety of orchids,
plants and wildlife.
Chungthang is 95 kilometers from Gangtok,
23 kilometers from Lachung, 29 kilometers
from Lachen and is predominantly a
Lepcha region. |
