A few days ago, a friend called from Mangan, the headquarters of North Sikkim district, eager to witness the aftermath of the Teesta Valley ...| savethehills.blogspot.com
The National Highway 10 (NH10) which connects Siliguri to Gangtok and is the lifeline for Sikkim and Kalimpong district runs along the river valley almost hugging the banks of the river for almost 50 odd km. The monsoons extracted a heavy price for this closeness in Aug2024 - the highway was closed for almost 20 days due to landslides and erosion.| Visions of Hell
NH10 winds itself along the banks of the Teesta river. Gangtok and Kalimpong are towards the right hand side whereas Siliguri is towards the left.| Visions of Hell
IMPACT OF THE JULY 2024 RAINS AT TEESTA BAZAR: | Visions of Hell
The Teesta valley GLOF, hit the town of Teesta at approx 4am on | Visions of Hell