Location

 

 

Meteorological Center Gangtok is housed on the first floor of Ladakhi Mansion , near Vajra Cinema Hall, Balauwakhani and the details of office are as given below.

 

Phone/Fax No.03592-203427

 

Distance: 2 km from Gangtok City.

 

Gangtok city is accessible from Siliguri (113 km).

New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (120 km)

 

Nearest Airport

Bagdogra Airport. Distance:  130 km by road.

 

Also there is a helicopter service (Pawan Hans) from Bagdogra Airport to Gangtok helipad (Burtuk) at a distance of only 5km by road from Meteorological Centre Gangtok.

 

Gangtok is the capital city of the Sikkim state and located in the Eastern Himalayas. The city has got a magnificent panoramic view. The city is enriched with wide variety of flora and fauna, snow capped mountains in the west and many sacred lakes and monasteries. The altitude of hilly terrain of the state ranges from 300m in the south to 6000m in the North.

Altitude: 5500 ft                      Population: 55000                                                      Area 15 Sq.Km