Three days after the BJP Sikkim unit wrote to PM Narendra Modi expressing its concerns over the recent nod given by a central panel to resume construction of the Teesta-III hydropower project, ...

The deadly South Lhonak Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Sikkim in October 2023 was triggered by the collapse of 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen moraine, releasing a tsunami-like wave ...

they pose a serious threat of sudden floods known as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). In the Eastern Himalaya, particularly in Sikkim, the risk of GLOFs is increasing, endangering communities and ...

The 2023 flood that destroyed Sikkim's Teesta III project underscores the vulnerability of Himalayan hydropower infrastructure to extreme natural events exacerbated by climate change.

The collapse of a 14.7-million cubic metre mass of rock, ice and sediment into the South Lhonak glacial lake was the trigger behind the devastating 2023 Sikkim flood that destroyed a hydropower dam on ...

Researchers have now pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood in a bid to better prepare for future catastrophic events. Listen to Story A vehicle that got washed away lies atop a ...

The 2023 Sikkim floods were triggered by landslides that were made more likely due to heavy rainfall and were a result of an interplay of climate change, glacier loss and human infrastructure in ...

The 2023 Sikkim floods were caused by landslides and extreme weather, exacerbated by climate change, glacier loss, and human infrastructure. At least 55 died, and the Teesta-III dam was destroyed, ...

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 ...