South Lhonak GLOF Triggered Flood in Teesta Because Warnings Remained Neglected

Upadhyaya, Himanshu (2023) South Lhonak GLOF Triggered Flood in Teesta Because Warnings Remained Neglected. The Wire.

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On May 13, 2022, Sikkim’s Information and Public Relations Department issued a press release about the risks posed in the event of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods at the South Lhonak and Shako Cho glacial lakes. It quoted DG Shrestha, Director, Sikkim Department of Science and Technology, who had highlighted the South Lhonak lake’s increasing size and urgent need for an Early Warning System for these glacial lakes in Sikkim.

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Upadhyaya, Himanshu

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