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TopicSikkim flood

Topic: Sikkim flood

1 killed, 5 injured as heavy rain triggers massive landslide in Sikkim

The deceased was found in the Pakshep area of Mangan, while three are missing from Ambithang near Rangrang and two others from Pakshep.

Sikkim authorities lost time in acting on rising Teesta news — National Dam Safety Authority report

NDSA has shared a preliminary report on October flash flood with Jal Shakti ministry, Sikkim govt, State Dam Safety Organisations and power ministry.

Power-surplus state no longer? Sikkim braces for winter after 3 hydropower plants damaged in floods

State forced to purchase power from neighbouring states, it is learnt. Damage inflicted by 3 October glacial lake outburst flood led to a loss of around 77 MW of hydropower.

If Chungthang dam is ‘substandard’, why did govt not take action, asks former Sikkim CM Chamling 

Pawan Kumar Chamling, one of Sikkim's longest-serving CMs, blames state govt for 'preventable' glacial lake outburst flood, says lives could have been saved if warnings were heeded.

What’s a ‘moraine’, how its fall caused Sikkim’s South Lhonak Lake flood and why threat remains

South Lhonak glacial lake burst its banks on 3 October, triggering a deadly flood. Experts and govt officials caution that a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) can't be ruled out.

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RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

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