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DGBR reviews road restoration, holds high-level talks with Trishakti Corps
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Lieutenant General Harpal Singh, Director General, Border Roads (DGBR), visited Sikkim on Tuesday to review the status of road infrastructure restoration and resilience measures undertaken following the 2023 GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood).
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Glacier burst and floods devastate Ghizer in PoGB, 330 homes damaged as ar
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A glacial lake outburst (GLOF) triggered flooding that caused extensive damage, resulting in the formation of an artificial lake yesterday morning. Numerous villages were inundated, leading to significant financial losses; however, there were no reported casualties, according to Geo News.
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Pakistan: NDMA warns of flash floods, landslides as heavy rains hit till A
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to the NDMA advisory, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to see scattered showers and thunderstorms. The authority cautioned that isolated heavy downpours could trigger flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in mountain valleys.
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Glacial lake outburst floods devastate Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan,
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Climate change-driven disasters continue to batter Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) as a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from the Shishper Glacier tore through Hassanabad Nullah, swept away part of the Karakoram Highway, and destroyed public and private properties.
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Nagaland University-led project to assess high-altitude lake stability and
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A Nagaland University-led project is developing a detailed and near-accurate inventory and stability assessment of high-altitude lakes in the Sikkim and Arunachal Himalayas.
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J-K conducts flood mock drill in Pahalgam to bolster Amarnath Yatra prepar
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
J-K Disaster Management Department conducted a mock drill in Pahalgam to prepare for glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), involving SDRF, NDRF, and Army. The exercise, ahead of the Amarnath Yatra starting July 3, aims to ensure pilgrim safety.
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PM Modi to visit Gangtok on May 29 for Sikkim statehood day celebrations
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Government of Sikkim along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gangtok on March 29 for the Statehood Day celebrations.
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Principal Secretary to PM highlights mitigating risks associated with glac
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Mishra was speaking on the occasion of the 4th Workshop of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction (CoDRR) on Strategies for GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood) Risk Reduction here today.
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Sikkim: 510 MW Teesta Stage 5 dam's power station destroyed by landslide
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The aftermath of the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) still affects Sikkim, as a major landslide on Tuesday morning has destroyed the power station of NHPC's 510 MW Teesta Stage 5 dam in Balutar, Sikkim.
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Sikkim govt gives Rs 10,000 each to over 8,000 labourers as relief after G
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Over 8,733 labourers will be handed the relief fund after they were affected South Lhonak Lake Glacial Lake Outburst Flood across the Teesta Basin in the State.
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Sikkim floods: 176 civilians, including 16 foreign nationals evacuated, sa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Indian Air Force (IAF) evacuated 176 survivors on Tuesday, including 16 foreign nationals from the flood-hit state, an official said.
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Sikkim cloudburst: Two persons die among those stranded in Lachen village
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the catastrophe in the northeastern state of Sikkim, following the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in South Lhonak Lake creating havoc across the Teesta basin in Sikkim and North Bengal, a total of 523 tourists were left stranded in the Lachen village out of which, two suffered ca
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