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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 …

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Bengal floods: Swollen Teesta river damages houses, roads, vehicles in Kalimpong
1 year, 2 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 …

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Residents pick up pieces after Sikkim floods leave behind trail of destruction
1 year, 2 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 …

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Heavy rainfall, landslides, cuts off highway linking Gangtok, flooding in low lying North Bengal areas
3 years, 2 months ago

Heavy rainfall, landslides, cuts off highway linking Gangtok, flooding in low lying North Bengal areas

India TV News  

Torrential rains pounded the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim and the tea growing region of North Bengal, causing landslides which cut off National Highway-10, the main road linking Gangtok with the rest of the country. Normal life in parts of the tea growing north Bengal was also affected on Wednesday as torrential showers in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts triggered …

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Heavy rainfall, landslides, cuts off highway linking Gangtok, flooding in low lying North Bengal areas
3 years, 2 months ago

Heavy rainfall, landslides, cuts off highway linking Gangtok, flooding in low lying North Bengal areas

The Hindu  

Torrential rains pounded the Himalayan State of Sikkim and the tea growing region of North Bengal, causing landslides which cut off National Highway-10, the main road linking Gangtok with the rest of the country. Normal life in parts of the tea growing north Bengal was also affected on Wednesday as torrential showers in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts triggered landslides …

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Sikkim, north Bengal affected as landslides damage NH-10 following heavy rain
4 years, 3 months ago

Sikkim, north Bengal affected as landslides damage NH-10 following heavy rain

Hindustan Times  

Road link between Sikkim and neighbouring West Bengal has been affected, as landslides triggered by incessant rainfall since Monday have caused massive damage to National Highway -10 at several locations. Officials said vehicles operating between Sikkim and Siliguri and Kalimpong and Siliguri are taking a detour because of damage to NH-10 that had to be stalled because a portion of …

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