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Sikkim records 29 per cent rainfall deficit this monsoon: IMD
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the IMD report, Sikkim has received 561.3 mm of rainfall from June 1 to July 23, which is 29 per cent below the normal average of 793.1 mm for the same period. This deficit is reflected across all districts of the state, raising alarm among farmers and water resource managers.
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"Extremely tragic": Priyanka Gandhi condoles death of Army personnel in Si
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Three army men died and six others went missing after a landslide hit a military camp at Chhaten in Sikkim, an official said on Monday.
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Sikkim: IMD issues red alert as Teesta River water level rises amid heavy
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert on Saturday following heavy rains and rising water levels in the Teesta River and warned of possible floods and landslides in Mangan, Gyalshing, and Soreng districts.
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Indian Army constructs 70-feet Bailey Bridge in flood-hit Sikkim in less t
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Army engineers of Trishakti Corps constructed a 70 feet Bailey Bridge on Gangtok's Dikchu - Sanklang road within 72 hours to restore connectivity to areas cut off due to recent floods in Sikkim.
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Border Roads Organization restores connectivity in North Sikkim amid chall
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Incessant rains since June 11 have wreaked havoc in North Sikkim. The unprecedented heavy rains have caused multiple landslides and breaches on roads leading to North Sikkim, such as Dikchu-Sanklang-Toong, Mangan-Sanklang, Singtham-Rangrang, and Rangrang-Toong, severing connectivity to the r
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Sikkim rains: Govt announces it would rebuild destroyed homes, grant Rs 5
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Following the incessant rains and landslides in Sikkim, which claimed nine lives and left 1,200-1,400 tourists stranded in the Mangan district, State Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh each to the families of deceased and promulgated that the government w
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Rainfall ravage continues in West Sikkim
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Due to heavy rainfall, the Uttarey village road connecting Uttarey to Sopakha was completely swept away in many places including two bridges. Even a nearby trout fish farm and poultry farm were also washed away.
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