Tweak to green nod OK'd, work set to start on Teesta project destroyed in 2023 flash floods

The expert panel of the environment ministry has taken a decisive step forward for national development by conditionally approving the amendment of the green clearance for the Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III in Sikkim. The project's redesign focuses on resilience and efficiency, ensuring not just energy security but also the reinforcement of our infrastructure against future natural calamities.

Despite concerns from environmentalists and local communities about the potential impacts on biodiversity and indigenous rights, the environment ministry's expert panel has granted conditional approval for the reconstruction of the Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III. Activists argue that the decision, prioritizing energy development over ecological and social factors, could exacerbate the very issues, such as flash floods, that led to the project's destruction.