The decision was taken following the devastation caused by the glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) at South Lonark Lake in Sikkim on the intervening night of October 3 and 4 that led to a flash flood in the Teesta
The River Teesta, which originates from a glacial lake Khangchung Chho at an elevation of 5,280m in northeastern Sikkim, passes through Sikkim and four districts of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh
The SSDMA in a bulletin on Thursday said that the disaster had affected 22,034 people, and that over the last 24 hours, 2011 people had been rescued | Latest News India
West Bengal is planning to dig two new canals to divert more water from the river for irrigation and set up two hydropower projects on a tributary of the river, which will further worsen the sufferings of farmers in Bangladesh.