A significant development has been seen in the Sivok-Rangpo Rail Project which is to connect Sikkim to the railway network for the first time. The project has seen the construction of an ...

The washing away of the dam of the Teesta-III project and damage to the Teesta-V dam in Sikkim because of Lhonak Lake in north-west Sikkim has again brought focus on the series of hydel projects that ...

Teesta Urja, the second biggest run-of-the-river hydro power project in India, suffered massive damage due to flood caused by the breach in Lhonak lake in north-west Sikkim on the intervening night of ...

The Sikkim government has awarded its majority stake in the 1,200MW Teesta-III hydel project to a private power developer after facing difficulties in clearing its outstanding loan dues of ₹3,200 ...

In a first for India, the state of Sikkim has launched a dedicated digital nomad village in Yakten, a scenic hamlet located in the Pakyong district. The initiative, launched under the "Nomad Sikkim" ...

NEW DELHI: A recent landslide in Sikkim created a furore since it came a year after another disastrous landslip in the Himalayan state. This time, the landslide was not due to extreme weather as it ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said connectivity remains the main focus of his government, adding that the Sevoke-Revoke project will link Sikkim with the country’s rail network. PM Modi’s ...

Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) on Monday said the previous SDF government had pumped in around Rs 2,700 crore in the Sikkim Urja Teesta–III hydel project that was washed away in the ...

(MENAFN- Live Mint) "India's apex power planning body, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), has come up with guidelines for slope stability-inclines that can withstand movement-in hydropower ...

A day after landslide struck east Sikkim, the Congress on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) hit out at the Centre for “unplanned” construction and a spate of hydel projects in an ecologically fragile area, ...

The author (87 ) is a Chief Engineer (Retd.) Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department (B.E. Civil, University of Roorkee -now IIT Roorkee -1957 batch). He has over 55 years work experience with water ...