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Sikkim landslides: Congress flays govt over hydel projects set up without thought to environmental impactA massive landslide struck east Sikkim on Tuesday, damaging parts of a 510-mw hydroelectric project on the Teesta river. The landslide happ...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expresses concern over Teesta riverWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has raised concerns over the Teesta water issue and the Farakka Treaty. Banerjee pointed out the...
High-level committee to examine Teesta Stage III dam breach: Sikkim CMThe Sikkim government has formed a high-level committee to investigate the Teesta Stage III dam breach that occurred on October 4. The comm...
Hydropower projects fuelling disasters in Himalayas: ExpertsConstruction of hydropower projects in the fragile Himalayan region is leading to disasters, according to environmental experts and activis...
NHPC extends Rs 3 cr financial aid to CM Relief Fund of SikkimNHPC, a power company, has provided financial aid of Rs 3 crore to the CM Relief Fund of Sikkim to support the victims of a flash flood. Th...
Over 3,000 tourists stranded in Lachen, Lachung in SikkimMore than 3,000 tourists are stranded in Lachen and Lachung in Sikkim due to flash floods, but officials have stated that they are safe. Re...
Over 40, including 7 soldiers, dead in Sikkim flash floodsSikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang told media persons that the damage has been extensive. "As there is hardly any connectivity in the ...
Sikkim disaster: CWC's 2015 report on hydro projects' vulnerabilities ignored?A study conducted by the Central Water Commission in 2015 warned the Sikkim state government about the vulnerability of hydropower projects...
Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 22, searches on for 103 missing peopleThe death toll from the flash flood in Sikkim's Teesta basin has risen to 22, including seven army personnel. The bodies of seven army men ...
8 dead, 23 armymen among 49 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in SikkimA cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim caused a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, resulting in at least eight deaths and 49 peo...
Centre to assess damage to hydropower plants in Sikkim after flood water recedes: Power MinistryDue to flash floods in the Teesta Basin on the intervening night of 3rd and 4th October 2023, all the bridges downstream to Teesta-V Hydrop...
NHPC’s 510-MW Teesta V plant shut after flash flood in SikkimAll units of NHPC Ltd's Teesta V power plant in Sikkim have been shut down due to flash floods in the Teesta River. Another under-construct...
Sikkim flash floods: IMD warns of heavy rainfall in the state and sub-Himalayan West BengalSikkim is expected to receive more rainfall, exacerbating the flash flood situation in the region, according to the India Meteorological De...
23 army personnel missing in Sikkim after cloud burst“Five bodies were found from Golitar and Singtam, while three persons were rescued in Golitar,” Gangtok sub-divisional magistrate Mahendra ...
Cloudburst in Sikkim: Rajnath Singh prays for well-being of missing Army personnel"The Glacial Lake Burst at Lonak, Sikkim is deeply heart-wrenching. Relief and rescue operations in the midst of extremely bad weather are ...
Manufacturing operations disrupted at Sikkim plant due to flash floods: Alembic PharmaFlash floods in the Teesta River has led to disruption in operations at its Sikkim-based manufacturing plant, said Alembic Pharmaceuticals ...
1,200 mega watt Teesta III hydel project to be ready by June 2015Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal informed the Lok Sabha that commissioning of Teesta project has been delayed "to June 2015".