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Four rescued after car plunges into Teesta River near Sevoke; four deadNDRF Siliguri teams have successfully rescued four individuals from the Teesta River. The car plunged into the water near Sevoke and Kurseo...- NHPC sharpens AI focus for real-time flood forecastingIndia's dam infrastructure faces challenges from extreme weather. NHPC is now using Artificial Intelligence for better flood forecasting an...
- Four dead, 3 missing after landslide in West Sikkim's Upper RimbiA landslide in Upper Rimbi, Sikkim, claimed four lives and three people are still missing. Rescue operations are underway. Earlier, the Ind...
- Sikkim: First batch of tourists from Chaten successfully evacuated at Pakyong AirportEvacuation efforts are underway in North Sikkim following severe weather conditions that triggered landslides and flash floods. Helicopters...
- Sikkim sends final expedition to study high-risk glacial lakesSikkim has initiated its final expedition to study high-risk glacial lakes, focusing on flood mitigation strategies in sub-zero temperature...
- Centre maps 100 glacial lakes, 47 'glof facing' damsFollowing a devastating glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim last year, India is intensifying efforts to map and address vulnerabilities i...
- Mission accomplished, GLOF team to focus on NDMA fundingThe National Disaster Management Authority has completed its mission to assess and mitigate the risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Si...
- High premium costs for parametric insurance flagged at NDMA meet amid GST concernsThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) discussed the high cost of parametric insurance premiums and the imposition of 18 percent...
- Central team visits first Sikkim lake as part of GLOF warning systemsThe development is part of the government's GLOF EWS Mission, which comes in the backdrop of the October 3, 2023 glacial lake outburst floo...
- 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...
- GLOF early warning system takes off; Centre targets 188 critical glacial lakesThe Indian government initiates an early warning system (EWS) for 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region prone to glacial lake o...
- Toll rises to 32 in Sikkim flash flood, search on for those still missingThe flash flood in the Teesta river in Sikkim has resulted in the recovery of 32 bodies, including nine Armymen, with over 100 people still...
- "If previous government had constructed properly..." Sikkim Chief Minister on hydel dam destroyed in flash floodsSikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has blamed substandard construction work for the flash floods in Teesta River. He stated that the m...
- Sikkim flash floods: Centre approves release of Rs 44.8 crore in fundsThe central government has approved the release of Rs 44.8 crore to Sikkim to help with relief measures following flash floods. The funds w...
- Govt announces Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for 2022The central government has instituted the annual award -- Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar -- to recognise and honour the inv...
- Disaster management authorities create awarenessThe NDRF also displayed the basic tools and equipment which have been used during the disaster situation.
- Sikkim earthquake: Five villages in quake-hit Sikkim razed, no survivors seen yetAn Army aerial survey on Wednesday showed that at least five villages in north Sikkim have been obliterated.
- 400 foreign tourists stranded in SikkimCentre has constituted an inter-Ministerial team amid fresh reports that 400 foreign tourists were stranded in worst-hit North Sikkim.
- 5 IAF planes pressed into service for Sikkim quake reliefFive IAF aircraft have been pressed into service for relief operations in quake-hit Sikkim where at least two persons died in the tremors.
- Sikkim: 50,000 people living in high landslide zoneOver 50,000 people in about a dozen areas in Sikkim are living under constant spectre of natural disasters like earthquake and landslide, a...
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