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Mamata govt holding 'Duare Sarkar' camps for re-issuing documents to families affected by Teesta floods

Banerjee on Friday announced that the camps will be organised in 3 districts in the region. The three districts are Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong.

03 November 2023, 20:30 IST

Mamata govt holding 'Duare Sarkar' camps for re-issuing documents to families affected by Teesta floods

Mamata govt holding 'Duare Sarkar' camps for re-issuing documents to families affected by Teesta floods

Mamata govt holding 'Duare Sarkar' camps for re-issuing documents to families affected by Teesta floods

03 November 2023, 20:30 IST

Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance

The lack of accountability and the deliberate indifference to the social and environmental impact of these massive hydroelectric projects emphasise the insensitivity of FIs that remain in the shadows in the aftermath of such disasters involving mega infrastructure projects.

29 October 2023, 22:37 IST

Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance

Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance

Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance

29 October 2023, 22:37 IST

High-level committee to examine Teesta Stage III dam breach: Sikkim CM

To address the gravity of the situation and ensure accountability, the Cabinet has directed... to form a high-level committee comprising technical experts, financial experts, and other relevant subject experts, CM Prem Singh Tamang said.

20 October 2023, 09:45 IST

High-level committee to examine Teesta Stage III dam breach: Sikkim CM

High-level committee to examine Teesta Stage III dam breach: Sikkim CM

High-level committee to examine Teesta Stage III dam breach: Sikkim CM

20 October 2023, 09:45 IST

Central team leaves for Delhi after assessing situation in flood hit Sikkim

On Tuesday the central team had visited North Sikkim's Mangan district the worst flood-affected district with over 30,000 people affected by the flash flood in the district.

11 October 2023, 10:03 IST

Central team leaves for Delhi after assessing situation in flood hit Sikkim

Central team leaves for Delhi after assessing situation in flood hit Sikkim

Central team leaves for Delhi after assessing situation in flood hit Sikkim

11 October 2023, 10:03 IST

Sikkim's Teesta-III dam was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode

The draft Carrying Capacity report, based on which Teesta-III was cleared in August 2006, also warned that the region was “quite susceptible to disastrous hazards due to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).”

07 October 2023, 15:21 IST

Sikkim's Teesta-III dam was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode

Sikkim's Teesta-III dam was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode

Sikkim's Teesta-III dam was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode

07 October 2023, 15:21 IST

'Many of us left just with our suitcases': Tales of people affected by flooded Teesta

A group of tourists from Kolkata on a motorcycle-cum-trekking trip was stuck near Singtem without food and no means of getting back as the NH 10, the highway that links Sikkim to the rest of India, had been washed away or had caved in at different areas.

05 October 2023, 10:52 IST

'Many of us left just with our suitcases': Tales of people affected by flooded Teesta

'Many of us left just with our suitcases': Tales of people affected by flooded Teesta

'Many of us left just with our suitcases': Tales of people affected by flooded Teesta

05 October 2023, 10:52 IST

Water level in Teesta currently below danger mark, no flood situation around it: CWC

Three people died and 23 Army personnel were washed away earlier in the day after a cloudburst over the Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, which was aggravated by the release of water from a dam, officials said.

04 October 2023, 10:11 IST

Water level in Teesta currently below danger mark, no flood situation around it: CWC

Water level in Teesta currently below danger mark, no flood situation around it: CWC

Water level in Teesta currently below danger mark, no flood situation around it: CWC

04 October 2023, 10:11 IST

Teesta remains bugbear in Delhi-Dhaka ties

India, with its own geo-strategic concerns, could only stick to its stated stand and once again merely express support for the Rohingyas’ return to Myanmar

13 September 2022, 02:31 IST

Teesta remains bugbear in Delhi-Dhaka ties

Teesta remains bugbear in Delhi-Dhaka ties

Teesta remains bugbear in Delhi-Dhaka ties

13 September 2022, 02:31 IST

B'desh PM keen to meet Mamata to end impasse on Teesta

Hasina will arrive in New Delhi on September 5 for a four-day visit

27 August 2022, 16:17 IST

Bangladesh PM Hasina keen to meet Mamata in Delhi to end impasse on Teesta

Bangladesh PM Hasina keen to meet Mamata in Delhi to end impasse on Teesta

B'desh PM keen to meet Mamata to end impasse on Teesta

27 August 2022, 16:17 IST

Zipping through Dooars

When in Dooars, it feels like tea gardens, thick forests and numerous rivers have just hop-skipped down from the Himalayas and touched the plains, writes Ashis Dutta

26 March 2022, 19:15 IST

Zipping through Dooars

Zipping through Dooars

Zipping through Dooars

26 March 2022, 19:15 IST