Sikkim Urja Limited’s 1,200-megawatt hydroelectric project Teesta-III at the Chungthang dam on river Teesta gave way on October 4, killing at least 94 people in the downstream areas of Sikkim and West Bengal. The devastation has reignited wide worries surrounding two of three India-built mega hydropower projects under construction in Bhutan, local newspaper The Hindu reported on October 15.
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Components of Bailey Bridges supplied by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd a premier defence shipyard based in Kolkata have helped restore road connectivity in Sikkim that was devastated by floods after eruption of the .
Components of Bailey Bridges supplied by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd a premier defence shipyard based in Kolkata have helped restore road connectivity in Sikkim that was devastated by floods after eruption of the .
The 1,200 MW project is run by Sikkim Urja Ltd (formerly Teesta Urja), which is 60 per cent owned by Sikkim Power Investment Corporation Ltd (SPICL). Asian Genco TUL Pte Ltd owns 30.16 per cent stake in the company.