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Himalayan Rivers and Communities in Crisis

Sikkim’s mega Teesta Dam collapse an ominous sign of things to come

Oct 25, 2023
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By: Gregory McCann

The sudden, explosive collapse of the Chungthang dam, a unit of the Teesta-III hydroelectric project in the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim on October 4, has come and gone from the world’s news pages. But the failure of the dam and its large cement hydroelectric station, which was washed away in less than 10 minutes, killing at least 22…

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