October 5, 2023 9:46 PM

Power Ministry continuously monitoring the situation arising out of flash floods in Teesta Basin in Sikkim

The Power Ministry is continuously monitoring the situation arising out of flash floods in the Teesta Basin in Sikkim. Power Secretary Pankaj Agrawal held an emergency meeting yesterday with NHPC where senior officers of the Ministry of Power and Central Electricity Authority were also present. Due to recent flash floods in the Teesta Basin, all the bridges downstream to Teesta-V Hydropower Station up to Tarkhola and Pamphok have been submerged which has severely affected commutation and communi...