Days after an enormous landslide at Dipu Dara close to Singtam in East Sikkim earlier this week, the Nationwide Hydroelectric Energy Company (NHPC) on Friday stated that no harm was induced to the dam on Teesta river.
In a press release issued by NHPC, it talked about that “The world of Teesta Basin Area has been topic to periodic pure subsidence/landslides in the course of the ongoing monsoon season.”
“At this time’s incident of landslide at NHPC 510 MW Teesta-V Energy Station (Sikkim) additionally occurred attributable to subsidence/landslide over Tail Race Tunnel (TRT) outlet construction and behind GIS Constructing. This has affected TRT Gate hoist construction and a part of the GIS Constructing. The facility station is presently not operational and present process restoration works after flash flood of October 2023,” the discharge learn.
It stated, “NHPC’s skilled staff from Company Workplace is visiting the ability station to evaluate the state of affairs, evaluation of losses and plan for remedial works.”
The Teesta Stage 5 dam, hit by the landslide, was rendered non-operational final October following the glacial lake outburst flood that induced vital harm and flooding throughout the Teesta river basin. The dam that was overwhelmed by the flash floods was being reconstructed.
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