Researchers have now pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood in a bid to better prepare for future catastrophic events.

Flash flooding has hit parts of northeastern India killing more than a dozen people. More than 100 are still missing including 22 soldiers. Heavy rain over Lhonak lake in the state of Sikkim ...

Expert committee recommends reconstructing Teesta-3 dam in Sikkim with stronger concrete structure and improved early warning ...

Crucially, the study found no evidence of a “triggering cloudburst event” in the vicinity of the lake. The Sikkim government ...

This surge is attributed to the rebuilding of Sikkim's hospitality industry, which suffered greatly from the devastating flash floods in October 2023. Over the past decade, Sikkim has seen a ...

Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar disasters. Experts from the global ...

The flood’s severe impact has been witnessed in three districts – Mangan, Pakyong and Gangtok. The level of Teests river is expected to cross the danger mark in Mangan by the end of the day.

the Sikkim Urja Limited has reportedly proposed to build a new 118.66-m-tall concrete gravity dam in place of 60-m-tall rockfill concrete faced dam, washed away by the flash flood water from the ...

Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang is ... of homes as well as a 1,200 MW hydel project were washed away in flash floods caused by glacial waters of the South Lhonak lake on the night of ...

Watch for more. Two operational hydropower projects totalling 1,710 MW and one under construction project of 500 MW have been affected in the Sikkim flash floods. The deluge came less than three ...

Experts from the global Earth science community – including a scientist from the University of Calgary – have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help ...

a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) swallowed more than 100 lives, damaged 1,800 houses, and battered the 1,200 MW Teesta III hydel dam–Sikkim's biggest– built at a cost of ₹13,965-crore ...