Critical climate stress moments may be defined as those moments when households, communities, and their livelihood systems are vulnerable to climate related risks and hazards. This working paper examines critical climate stress moments due to specific climatic and biophysical causes experienced by the people in the Teesta River basin in …
Delayed by over two years due to natural calamities, the 1200 MW Teesta III hydropower project in Sikkim is scheduled to commence commercial production in the first quarter of 2015. With over 100% of cost overrun, the project has so far seen investment of Rs 7000 crore from public institutions …
Carrying a "message of friendship and goodwill" from the newly-elected Indian government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today gave a commitment to address Bangladesh's concerns over sharing of Teesta waters and implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) "in a manner that improves the welfare and well-being of people". Assuring …
Trinamul MP says party may be flexible after Modi overture In a significant development in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy for cooperative federalism, one of the Modi Sarkar’s leading critics, the Trinamul Congress, is now willing to work with the Centre over the contentious issues of the sharing of Teesta …
GAIBANDHA: The people living along the banks of the Teesta and Brahmaputra rivers are losing their cropland and homesteads as erosion has taken serious turn here in the district. Onrush of water from the hilly upstream across the border in India has caused rise in water level during the last …
Tells Bangladesh PM Hasina he will take concrete steps for robust bilateral ties Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi’s first official visit as head of government will likely be to Dhaka, where he is expected to sign the much-awaited Teesta water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina. The issue was discussed at …
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Khaleda Zia began its two-day long march towards the Teesta Barrage on Tuesday, demanding “fair share” of the river water from India. The much-publicised ‘Long March’, consisting of an entourage of around 200 leaders and activists, was flagged off by the party’s acting secretary …
India is constructing three hydropower projects having a combined capacity to generate 1065 megawatts by withdrawing waters of upstream joint rivers with Bangladesh, officials said. The next-door neighbour has offered Bangladesh share of the hydroelectric projects—494MW Teesta-4, 486MW Moppuh and 84MW Myntudu—being implemented to supply power to three adjoining states. …
The projects are being developed by the central and state governments and also by the private sector Over 14,000 MW of hydro power capacity is under execution in the country and would be commissioned in the next four years, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). As many as 40 …
Gangtok: Endowed with rich natural resources, Sikkim is among the few places in India where ecological issues are at the forefront of the political debate during elections. Though the ruling Sikkim Democratic Government (SDF) has successfully taken a number of environment protection initiatives in the last two decades of their …
State faces a Goa-like situation, warns National Board of Wildlife In order to bypass the need for a mandatory clearance from the National Board of Wildlife (NBW) for a slew of dams being developed in Sikkim, the Environment Ministry has slashed the protective zone around the hill State’s national parks …
The Cabinet Committee on Investment has cleared three hydro power projects, which were stuck due to environmental bottlenecks. According to a power ministry official, the three hydel projects — Tawang (800 MW), Tato (700 MW) and Teesta (520 MW) — which were awaiting approvals for a long time, have been …
Lifting of sands from Teesta River at Lakkhitari union of Gangachra upazila in Rangpur district is going on rampantly, causing serious threat to the river bank and other establishments. Hundreds of acres of cultivable land and houses on the river bank are also threatened by erosion, locals said. A section …
Lifting of sand from Teesta river at Lakkhitari union of Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur district is going on unabated, causing serious risk for the river bank and adjoining establishments. Hundreds of acres of cultivable land and houses on the river bank are also threatened by erosion as a result, locals …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project aiming at developing the socio-economic condition of the People of Rangpur Division through rural infrastructural development involving Taka 700 crore. The approval was given at its meeting held at the NEC conference room in city's Sher-e-Bangla …
A regional human development report on Monday said the South Asian nations needed regional approach instead of going for unilateral or bilateral mechanism for transboundary water sharing. Focusing on water for human development, a panel of experts from Pakistan-based Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre in its annual report found …
The state is flouting every law and risking the future of its people to allow dubious private players a free run, says Jay Mazoomdaar. On its website, the Sikkim Energy and Power department says that the state’s swift rivulet systems have huge hydropower potential — “8,000 MW peak with a …
Sikkim could be in for a Goa-like scam of environmental violations with several hydroelectric projects coming up on the Teesta river basin without mandatory wildlife clearance, flouting Supreme Court orders, a team of the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) has warned in a report to the Union Environment and Forests …
Teesta river erosion has taken a serious turn at Char Dhuspara village of Balapara union under Kaunia upazila in Rangpur district during past few days, posing serious threat to many valuable establishments in the area. According to sources, a vast tract of arable lands and a good number of dwelling …
Flooding in several northern districts in the Brahmaputra basin has worsened with the major rivers in the region rising sharply. Low-lying areas in Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj and other discts have been inundated anew with the the Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Dharla, Teesta, Dudkumer, Phulkumer,Gangadhar, Zinziram and Brahmaputra at Kurigram rising …
KURIGRAM : Unabated erosions by 12 rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla, have taken a turn for the worse, leaving some 3,400 families of over 100 villages in five upazilas of the district homeless over the last three months, reports UNB. According to sources at the local Department of …
