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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Says Will Gauge India, China Proposals On Teesta Project

June 25, 2024 admin

PM Hasina had visited India last week at the invitation of PM Modi. (File) Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday that Bangladesh would gauge proposals from both India and China to build a mega project on the cross-border Teesta River involving a reservoir and accept the better one for her country. PM Hasina,…

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India, Bangladesh Agree On Mega Project To Conserve Teesta River

June 22, 2024 admin

India has also decided to open a new assistant high commission in Rangpur. (Representational) New Delhi: Sending a technical team by India to Bangladesh soon for a mega project to conserve and manage Teesta river, moving ahead to start negotiations on a comprehensive trade pact and boosting defence ties were among major outcomes of talks…

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Death Count In Sikkim Flash Floods Rises To 40 As More Bodies Recovered

October 18, 2023 admin

Gangtok: The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 40 with the recovery of two more bodies, while 76 people are still missing about two weeks after the disaster, officials said. The flash flood in the Teesta river, triggered by a cloudburst in the early hours of October 4, devastated the state, affecting…

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Air Force Conducts Disaster Relief Operations In Sikkim

October 9, 2023 admin

The helicopters are kept ready to transport the stranded tourists. Kolkata: The Indian Air Force has started humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in Sikkim, devastated by a flash flood in Teesta river, a Defence official said on Monday. Thirty-three bodies, including those of nine army jawans, have been recovered so far from slush and…

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Teesta River In Full Spate, Rescue Efforts In Progress In Sikkim

October 8, 2023 admin

Guwahati: With North Sikkim cut off by a raging Teesta river, rescue efforts are in progress on a war-footing. A temporary bamboo bridge has been built at Chungthang connecting it to Pegong. Beyond Pegong, roads and bridges connecting north Sikkim to the rest of the state has been washed away. After the devastation, Chungthang was…

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Sikkim Floods, Sikkim Flash Floods, Sikkim: 19 Dead, 3,000 Stranded In Sikkim, Fresh Alert Issued: 10 Points

October 6, 2023 admin

The Army has been searching extensively for the 16 soldiers missing since Wednesday morning. New Delhi: At least 19 people, including six soldiers, have died in the Sikkim flash floods, and 103 people, including 16 soldiers, remain missing. Over 3,000 tourists are stranded, 2,500 people have been evacuated and 6,000 have been moved to relief…

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ISRO’s Satellite Images Show How Sikkim’s Lhonak Lake Burst, Caused Floods

October 4, 2023 admin

A satellite image of Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim. New Delhi: Nearly 65 per cent of Sikkim’s Lhonak Lake – around 105 hectares – has been drained after a cloudburst forced the water body to overflow and trigger flash floods in the Teesta River. Temporal satellite images (referring to before-and-after) released Wednesday evening by space…

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Flash Flood Alert In Sikkim After Teesta River Water Levels Rise

October 4, 2023 admin

Those living on the banks of the Teesta river have also been advised to evacuate Kolkata: A flash flood alert has been issued in the north and east districts of Sikkim on Wednesday after the water levels of the Teesta River rose to an alarming level overnight, authorities said. The Sikkim administration has issued a…

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