The AICC general secretary (communication) Jairam Ramesh has reacted to a significant landslide that has severely damaged the Teesta-V, a 510 MW hydropower station on the Teesta river.
An 80-year-old former minister of Sikkim's inaugural state government, Ram Chandra Poudyal, who was known for his activism, was found dead on an island in the Teesta river in Bangladesh yesterday.
PWD engineers are currently using excavators to construct a route on the right side of the Teesta river at Selfie Danra in Kalimpong district.
Troops of Trishakti Corps Indian Army with the assistance from the Border Road Organisation (BRO) completed the Bailey bridge over Teesta River at Chungthang.
It is jolting enough to witness natural disasters exacerbated by climate change that are becoming more frequent and severe, leaving communities in their path vulnerable and helpless.
During Modi-Hasina meet, the two sides are likely to sign six to seven MoUs in the areas of connectivity, capacity-building and culture after the talks at the Hyderabad House in Delhi.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said bilateral concerns like the issues of NRC and water-sharing of the common rivers, including the Teesta, were discussed at the meeting.
The naval team comprises 11 divers, two hydrographic experts and is equipped with side scan sonar and other state-of the-art diving equipment.
Darjeeling district magistrate Deepap Priya P confirmed that the Navy and the NDRF had launched the joint operation.
The minister, meanwhile, tried to pacify them and said that the NDRF was searching the river, and that the Navy would also join the search operation.
