NEW DELHI: In a tragic incident, a minimum of 23 Indian Military personnel have gone lacking resulting from flash floods in Sikkim’s Teesta river, in keeping with studies on Wednesday. The flash floods had been triggered by a sudden cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, which was compounded by the discharge of water from the Chungthang dam. A large search and rescue operation has been launched to hint the lacking Military personnel.
Sharing extra data, Defence PRO, Guwahati, stated, “23 Military personnel have been reported lacking resulting from a flash flood that occurred in Teesta River in Lachen Valley after a sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim.”
23 military personnel have been reported lacking resulting from a flash flood that occurred in Teesta River in Lachen Valley after a sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim: Defence PRO, Guwahati https://t.co/zDabUMrCaI pic.twitter.com/uWVO1nsT2T
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Giving extra details about the cloudburst, the Gangtok District Administration stated, “The flash flood made its approach via River Teesta sweeping Indreni Bridge in Singtam city, some 30 kilometres from Gangtok. A connecting bridge of the Balutar hamlet was additionally swept away round Four AM.”
South Lhonark Lake, located in North West Sikkim, had seen a cloud burst inflicting incessant monsoon rainfall through the early hours of Wednesday morning. The flowing flash flood made its approach via River Teesta sweeping Indreni Bridge in Singtam city, some 30 kilometres from Gangtok knowledgeable Gangtok District Administration.
One other connecting bridge of Balutar hamlet was additionally swept away round Four AM. As per data from Mangan District Administration, Chungthang city, some 90 kilometres north of Gangtok, homes the Teesta Stage three Dam. Upon excessive alert, the native residents have been evacuated within the space. “Equally, the Teesta Stage 5 dam at Dikchu in Mangan district was opened up for water disbursement after a excessive alert. It’s reported that the management room of the dam has been severely broken,” they knowledgeable.
Many properties close to the River Teesta, located in Gangtok’s Singtam have been evacuated. Moreover, short-term aid services have been established within the city’s Singtam Senior Secondary College, added officers.
In accordance with defence sources, some Military automobiles that had been parked at Bardang close to Singtam had been submerged within the water when the flash flood occurred after the discharge of water from the Chungthang dam.
As a result of flash floods, the water stage in Sikkim’s Teesta River has risen as much as 15-20 toes excessive downstream. Sikkim’s Chief Minister Prem Sigh Tamang took inventory of the flood-like state of affairs. An alert relating to the flash flood has additionally been issued in view of the incident.
