An expert panel from the environment ministry has conditionally approved the amendment of the green clearance for Sikkim's 1,200 MW Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III. The revised plan includes ...

The project in Mangan district was destroyed following a GLOF in October 2023 that washed away the dam and flooded the underground powerhouse, halting its operations ...

State still recovering from effects of 2023 GLOF disaster, people’s safety should be the top priority, Sikkim BJP president ...

CS designed a low-cost technology that operators can adjust to release water from different depths in a reservoir.

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.

The Sikkim BJP on Tuesday opposed the Union Environment Ministry's approval for the reconstruction of the Teesta-III dam in Mangan district, which was destroyed in a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF ...