An expert panel from the environment ministry has conditionally approved the amendment of the green clearance for Sikkim’s 1,200 MW Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III. The revised plan includes redesigning the dam for enhanced resilience, following its destruction by flash floods linked to a glacial lake outburst in October 2023.
Tweak to green nod OK’d, work set to start on Teesta project destroyed in 2023 flash floods
