14 months after glacial lake flood, Sikkim’s Teesta dam gets environment nod for rebuild ...
Proposal documents and the minutes of the January 10 meeting showed that one of the key concerns of the Environment ...
Centre's move to rebuild dam hits a raw nerve: Sikkim BJP flags environmental concerns
The Sikkim unit of the BJP said the “hasty clearance” given by the expert appraisal committee (EAC) raised serious concerns ...
BJP vs BJP?: Sikkim state chief opposes Centre’s green nod for Teesta Dam rebuild despite ...
State still recovering from effects of 2023 GLOF disaster, people’s safety should be the top priority, Sikkim BJP president ...
Tread carefully on the Himalayas
The GLOF in Sikkim underscores climate crisis impacts; while dam redesign aims to enhance safety, experts warn mega hydro ...
Tweak to green nod OK'd, work set to start on Teesta project destroyed in 2023 flash floods
An expert panel from the environment ministry has conditionally approved the amendment of the green clearance for Sikkim's ...
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Chungthang dam: Sikkim BJP opposes Centre’s nod to reconstruction on the Teesta
The ‘double engines’ seem to be pulling in opposite directions over environmental clearance for the Teesta-III project ...
Hindustan Times12 天
Teesta hydro project, devastated in glacier disaster, to reopen
The amendment includes changing from a concrete-faced rockfill dam to a concrete gravity dam, a design tweak that would accommodate the safe release of water in the event of larger floods.