Study warns of glacial outburst risks from hydropower projects in Himalayas, caution comes after nod to resume Teesta III

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 30, 2025
An international study has cautioned that the growing number of hydroelectric projects near glacier lakes in the Himalayas increases risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF). The 2023 flood that destroyed Sikkim's Teesta III project underscores the vulnerability of Himalayan hydropower infrastructure to extreme natural events...

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Himalayas

Mountain range in Asia, separating Indo-Gangetic plain from Tibetan Plateau
At least 47 people are feared to be trapped after a glacier burst in the Indian Himalayas, according to local media reports.
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A 15-year study in India's Spiti Valley revealed that replacing wild herbivores with livestock significantly affects ground-dwelling arthropods. Livestock..
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Sikkim

State in northeastern India
These Legal States are Nagaland, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Mizoram, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Manipur, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and..
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These twelve states are Assam, Mizoram, Kerala, Meghalaya, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal, and Sikkim.
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