GTA threatens to stop work at two hydel power projects over Teesta after floods
1 year, 2 months ago

GTA threatens to stop work at two hydel power projects over Teesta after floods

Hindustan Times  

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, a semi-autonomous body which governs the Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills in north Bengal, has threatened to stop two hydel power projects over the Teesta River in Kalimpong after a flash flood killed more than 90 people in Sikkim last week. Teesta Low Dam Project III at Reang “We will not allow the Teesta Low Dam Project III at Reang and TLDP-IV at Kalijhora to function unless the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation addresses local concerns, including building up of embankments,” said Anit Thapa, chief executive of GTA. Some areas in Kalimpong district in West Bengal, including Rangpo, Tarkhola, Melli, Teesta Bazar, Ghel Khola, 29th Mile and Reang were also hit by the flash flood. Manita Bhujel of Ghel Khola, whose house has come fully under the debris said, “Unless the NHPC constructs embankments, the Teesta would regularly enter the villages and destroy everything.” Even though the district administration of Kalimpong refused to comment, the NHPC authorities said they were working on the issue.

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Congress criticises govt over untimely fund allotment for Sikkim landslide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress criticises govt over untimely fund allotment for Sikkim landslide

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The main opposition party Congress has condemned the Union Government over Sikkim landslide for not allocating funds to act timely to mitigate the disaster. This disaster comes on the heels of the Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and riverine floods in the Teesta River basin in October 2023, which caused massive devastation in Sikkim and Kalimpong, West Bengal. In …

West Bengal prepares to dredge Teesta riverbed amid flood-like situation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal prepares to dredge Teesta riverbed amid flood-like situation

The Hindu  

Amid an incessant downpour in Sikkim and north Bengal and the consequent surge in the Teesta river, the State Irrigation Department has been directed to prepare a Direct Project Report for the dredging of the riverbed. According to Irrigation Department officials, dredging the Teesta basin would remedy the breaches in the river spurs — an extended part of the embankment …

Landslides cut off North Sikkim; swollen Teesta leaves hundreds homeless
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Landslides cut off North Sikkim; swollen Teesta leaves hundreds homeless

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rains triggered multiple landslides and cut off North Sikkim from the rest of the state even as a swollen River Teesta flooded its banks and left hundreds of people homeless. Landslides in North Sikkim blocked roads and damaged houses and electricity poles. In October last year, a flash flood, triggered by a glacial lake outburst in North Sikkim, left …

Heatwave continues to grip south Bengal, school timings changed
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Heatwave continues to grip south Bengal, school timings changed

The Hindu  

South Bengal continued to reel under the ongoing heatwave with high humidity. In response, the State has asked all government and government-aided schools in south Bengal to change their timings so that students did not fall sick due to the extreme heat during the day. Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms may occur in some pockets of south Bengal and Kolkata. Although …

Hydropower projects on the Teesta have weakened the topography of Sikkim, causing disasters like the recent floods
1 year, 2 months ago

Hydropower projects on the Teesta have weakened the topography of Sikkim, causing disasters like the recent floods

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 25, 2023 21:03 IST - 12 MINS READ On the night of October 3, 2023, the South Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim breached, causing a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood. Located approximately 60 kilometres downstream of the lake, in Chungthang town of Mangan district, was the 1,200 MW Teesta III dam, the biggest hydropower project in Sikkim. “Rivers …

Will the Sikkim flood impact hydel projects? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Will the Sikkim flood impact hydel projects? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: During the early hours of October 4, a sudden surge in the Teesta river washed away habitations in Sikkim, the Chungthang Dam, several bridges and parts of National Highway 10, leaving scores of people dead and missing and thousands homeless. The 1,200 MW Teesta Stage III hydro power project located at Chungthang village in Mangan district …

Flash floods caused ₹233.56 crore expected loss in Teesta-VI hydro project in Sikkim
1 year, 2 months ago

Flash floods caused ₹233.56 crore expected loss in Teesta-VI hydro project in Sikkim

The Hindu  

State-run hydro power giant NHPC on October 18 said it suffered an expected loss of ₹233.56 crore due to flash floods in its Teesta-VI hydro power project in Sikkim. "Teesta-VI Hydro Electric Project, Sikkim being executed by Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NHPC Ltd, which was affected due to flash flood in Teesta Basin on October …

Sikkim flash floods | The river runneth over
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods | The river runneth over

The Hindu  

There is a popular folk tale in Sikkim, told and retold in regions where the Lepchas live. The South Lhonak glacial lake, formed from the gradual melting of a Himalayan glacier and located about 17,000 feet above sea level in north-western Sikkim, suddenly breached its embankments and “burst”, inundating the Teesta river basin. “But that was nothing compared to what …

Sikkim flood was a matter of time despite uncertainties, scientists knew
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim flood was a matter of time despite uncertainties, scientists knew

The Hindu  

The Teesta basin in the Sikkim Himalaya is home to several glacial lakes in the high-altitude, glacier-covered terrain. The low-pressure area near the region further increased the moisture, a conducive environment for torrential rains.” An expected disaster As it happens, scientists had anticipated the Sikkim disaster as early as 2021, when, in a study published in the journal Geomorphology, they …

Indian rescue copters are flying into region where flood washed out bridges and killed at least 52
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian rescue copters are flying into region where flood washed out bridges and killed at least 52

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air force helicopters were able …

Migrant workers in Sikkim recount nightmare as they leave for home states
1 year, 3 months ago

Migrant workers in Sikkim recount nightmare as they leave for home states

Hindustan Times  

Naresh Kumar was fast asleep when police sirens woke him up around 3am on October 4. A migrant worker, Kumar recalled that fateful night when flash floods hit Sikkim which has claimed at least 82 lives so far with around 140 still missing. A flash flood triggered by an outburst in a glacial lake in north Sikkim on Tuesday night …

Sikkim floods: 33 bodies recovered, over 60,000 people affected. Top 10 updates
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim floods: 33 bodies recovered, over 60,000 people affected. Top 10 updates

Live Mint  

Sikkim flash flood was triggered by a cloudburst in the early hours of October 4 over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim resulted in a flood like situation in the Teesta River in Lachen Valley and affected 60,870 people, reported PTI. Also read: Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas, over 100 still missing According to latest …

Army launches search operation as Teesta river turns into potential minefield
1 year, 3 months ago

Army launches search operation as Teesta river turns into potential minefield

Hindustan Times  

Gangtok:The army has launched a massive search operation to locate explosives that may be buried under the silt and debris on the banks of the Teesta River along a few hundred kilometres stretch in Sikkim and West Bengal. Indian Army officers inspect the damage caused by flash floods in north Sikkim “At least 33 teams, each comprising 6-7 army personnel, …

Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas

Live Mint  

Sikkim floods: Indian rescue teams are finding it difficult to reach flood-hit areas in the north-eastern state of Sikkim where more than 140 people are missing because the region is still experiencing bouts of heavy rain, said officials on Saturday. VB Pathak, the state's chief secretary said, “We are waiting for weather conditions to improve as only then Air Force …

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang questions quality of hydel dam destroyed in flood
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang questions quality of hydel dam destroyed in flood

Hindustan Times  

Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang questioned the quality of the 1200 MW hydro power project on Friday, days after the dam was destroyed by flash floods in the Teesta river in the Chungthang area of the state. Teesta Urja, the second largest run-of-the-river hydro power project in India, was washed away due to flood caused by the breach in …

Bengal floods: Swollen Teesta river damages houses, roads, vehicles in Kalimpong
1 year, 3 months ago

Bengal floods: Swollen Teesta river damages houses, roads, vehicles in Kalimpong

Live Mint  

West Bengal is among the states hit by flash floods following the cloudburst over the South Lhonak Lake in the Northeastern state of Sikkim. Videos shared by news agency ANI showed the overflowing Teesta river damaging vehicles and residential structures, as it gushes past Bengal's Kalimpong, the town located close to neighbouring Sikkim. Expressing concern over the flood-like situation in …

Residents pick up pieces after Sikkim floods leave behind trail of destruction
1 year, 3 months ago

Residents pick up pieces after Sikkim floods leave behind trail of destruction

Hindustan Times  

Around 2am on Wednesday, Nimesh Chetri and his wife were woken up as sudden announcements over loudspeakers warned people of gushing flood waters in Ghel Khola in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district. A glacial lake overflowed upstream in Sikkim following torrential rains and triggered flash floods down the Teesta, which flows through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh. Three kilometres upstream from …

Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast was feared for years
1 year, 3 months ago

Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast was feared for years

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan north, a disaster that many had warned was possible for years. A vehicle is seen partially submerged in water after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy …

Sikkim flash floods: Death toll rises to 19; schools, colleges shut till 15 Oct
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim flash floods: Death toll rises to 19; schools, colleges shut till 15 Oct

Live Mint  

Sikkim Flash Floods: A cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River in Lachen Valley on 4 October. Sikkim Chief Secretary Vijay Bhushan Pathak told news agency ANI that around 3000 people are stranded in Lachen and Lachung, 700-800 drivers are stuck. A relief camp has been set up for people …

Sikkim flash flood: Disaster relief team fails to land, death toll rises to 30 | 10 points
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim flash flood: Disaster relief team fails to land, death toll rises to 30 | 10 points

India Today  

At least 30 people, including four Army personnel, died and over 100 remained missing following a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim district that triggered flash floods in the region earlier this week. The flash flood led to the swelling of the river Teesta, sweeping away several houses in towns and villages and dozens of people, including Army personnel. …

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

Sikkim floods a natural disaster? Activists question the role of ongoing hydel projects along Teesta
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim floods a natural disaster? Activists question the role of ongoing hydel projects along Teesta

The Hindu  

With roads and bridges washed away and rescue teams yet to reach the epicentre of the north Sikkim flash floods, activists who have opposed the construction of large hydel projects on river Teesta are refusing to call the tragedy only a natural disaster. This led the water in river Teesta to rise abnormally and swept away several areas including the …

Sikkim flood updates: NHPC shuts all power stations in state; shares fall
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim flood updates: NHPC shuts all power stations in state; shares fall

Live Mint  

In the flood-hit Sikkim, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation told the stock exchanges that its power projects, situated in Teesta Basin have been affected. NHPC's Teesta-V power stations and Teesta-VI HE Project are the two affected projects due to floods in Sikkim. "Power station/project of NHPC Limited situated in Teesta Basin were affected due to flash flood in the region.It …

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

'Teesta flowing within touching distance': Locals recall Sikkim flash floods horror
1 year, 3 months ago

'Teesta flowing within touching distance': Locals recall Sikkim flash floods horror

India Today  

Mishti Haldar, 28, woke up on Wednesday morning to find that the Teesta was flowing almost within touching distance from her porch at Matigara near Siliguri. Camps, which must have been struck by tourists or Army people upstream, had been uprooted and the debris was flowing byâ€æ It was an incredible scene," said Haldar, a housewife. A group of tourists …

Death toll rises to 14 in India’s Sikkim flooding, dozens still missing
1 year, 3 months ago

Death toll rises to 14 in India’s Sikkim flooding, dozens still missing

Al Jazeera  

The search is hampered by the collapse of the main highway linking Sikkim to the West Bengal state and Gangtok. The death toll has risen to at least 14 people after flooding in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim that came after heavy rainfall caused the glacial Lhonak lake to overflow. The wall of water powered downstream, adding to a river …

Bengal floods: 10,000 rescued, Mamata says 'personally monitoring situation'
1 year, 3 months ago

Bengal floods: 10,000 rescued, Mamata says 'personally monitoring situation'

India Today  

Expressing concern over the flood-like situation in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that 10,000 people have been rescued and kept in 190 relief camps in nine districts in the southern and northern parts of the state. Taking stock of the situation at a meeting, Banerjee asked Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi and Home Secretary BP …

Sikkim disaster: 1,200 MW project dam washed away
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim disaster: 1,200 MW project dam washed away

Hindustan Times  

Teesta Urja, the second biggest run-of-the-river hydro power project in India, suffered massive damage due to flood caused by the breach in Lhonak lake in north-west Sikkim on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. The 1,200 MW power project on Teesta river, one of the most dammed rivers in the country, is located between Chungthang and Mangan in Mangan …

At least seven dead as glacial lake bursts in Sikkim
1 year, 3 months ago

At least seven dead as glacial lake bursts in Sikkim

The Hindu  

At least seven people have died and scores more were injured or missing after flash floods inundated Sikkim on October 4. “More than 8,000 cubic metres per second of water has been released from Teesta barrage which has resulted in flood-like situations in the downstream districts of Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar,” a press statement from the West Bengal …

Sikkim flood | 23 Army personnel missing; search operations underway
1 year, 3 months ago

Sikkim flood | 23 Army personnel missing; search operations underway

The Hindu  

23 Army personnel are missing at Bardang near Singtam after a flash flood in the Teesta river in Lachen valley caused due to sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim, according to the Defence spokesperson Guwahati. “Due to sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, a flash flood occurred in the Teesta River in Lachen valley …

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