Kurseong is a small town in Darjeeling district, which besides the DHR chugging right thru its length, its myriad tea gardens which almos...| savethehills.blogspot.com
Below is an article from today’s The Statesman that underscores many of the key issues we at 'SaveTheHills' (STH) have been tirelessly raising, writing about, and advocating for over many years:| Visions of Hell
'Social Documentary Network (SDN), founded | Visions of Hell
Massive landslide at Bhalukhop (Kalimpong district) on 29Jul2021, following 232mm rainfall in 13hrs. Nature has slowly healed this area over a 4 year period without any engineering mitigation measures being applied.| Visions of Hell
Google Earth has recently (Jan2025) made available high resolution images of some areas of North Sikkim which reveal the devastating impact of the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) of Oct2023 in North Sikkim. The images below juxtapose the affected areas with historical snapshots, illustrating the catastrophic consequences of the GLOF.| Visions of Hell
The GLOF sweeping past the Teesta bazar (W Bengal) on 04Oct2023. This drone photo by Praveen is certainly one of the most iconic images of a GLOF.| Visions of Hell
More than a year has passed since the devastating GLOF disaster of October 4, 2023, that swept through the Teesta Valley. We have extensively documented the catastrophe and its aftermath in this blog. Following the GLOF, the 2024 monsoon season brought further destruction, exacerbating the damage to already weakened structures, roads, and the environment.| Visions of Hell
All data from IMD| Visions of Hell
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
We have been tracking the storm in the Bay of Bengal for several days now (as we normally do) and have been posting updates in our WhatsApp Group 'Hazard Alerts'.| Visions of Hell
On 18Nov2024, we had couriered the hard copies of our memo requesting urgent mitigation action in the Teesta valley in the few dry months we have before the monsoons again wreak havoc in 2025.| Visions of Hell
The following memorandum signed by 290 persons from Kalimpong, | Visions of Hell
CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 127, NO. 9, 10 NOVEMBER 2024 1005| Visions of Hell
We, at SaveTheHills have long realized the importance of real-time weather inputs especially in the Himalayas where weather can change quickly and with devastating consequences. | Visions of Hell
Teesta river and bazar on 29Sep2024, a few days after heavy rain on 27/28Sep. The river had receded quite a bit yet it flowed nudging the bazar and the Darjeeling road at many places. The river is still swift and flows from one bank to the other.| Visions of Hell
A woman washes the money she recovered while scavenging for lost property in a flood affected area of Rangpo (Sikkim) on 06Oct2023 - photo credit Praveen| Visions of Hell
Until the 23rd, the month of September 2024 for us in the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya turned out to be very dry and inordinately hot, prompting a member of the SaveTheHill's What'sApp group 'Hazard Alerts' to write:| Visions of Hell
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
NHPC has a large residential/administrative complex at Baluatar (Singtam), SIkkim (27 15 1.8 N 88 27 34.1 E) parts of which were severely damaged by the 04Oct 2023 GLOF. We have done an extensive photo report of the area here| 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
While we (Junkeri Studio with SaveTheHills) have featured this area as a part of numerous surveys of GLOF affected areas done in Oct2023, both of us visited the Krishnagram area of Teesta bazar again between 21-22July2024.| Visions of Hell
Even though the SW monsoons set in our region on 31May2024, the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya started receiving significant rainfall only after the 10Jun2024.| Visions of Hell
A submerged Darjeeling-Kalimpong road and stranded vehicle on 13Jun2024 at Teesta bazar, Kalimpong district| Visions of Hell
