Sikkim

Chuzachen hydro dam collapse in Sikkim

The coffer dam is being built for the 99 MW Chuzachen hydro electric project developed by GATI Infrastructure. As per the preliminary information, the labourers were working in the coffer dam in the night shift when the dam suddenly burst

Publication Date:

17/04/2009

Source: South Asia Network on Dams

Tags:

Dams/ Irrigation, Dams, Dam Failure, Dam Safety, Hydroelectricity, Sikkim

Agriculture

Orchid Festival blooms in Sikkim

Sikkim is blooming these days with on-going orchid flower festival 2009

Publication Date:

03/04/2009

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Agriculture, Floriculture, Tourism, Sikkim, Gangtok

Economy

Sikkim bags Panchayati award

GANGTOK, April 1

Publication Date:

02/04/2009

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Panchayats, Awards, Manipur, Sikkim

Habitat And Urbanisation

Sikkim registers record growth in tourist arrivals

Tourist inflow to Sikkim has soared by 60 per cent in the first two months of this year, with 60,925 visitors visiting the State.

Publication Date:

02/04/2009

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Lakes, Development, Habitat And Urbanisation, Tourism, Sikkim

Climate Change

Sikkim observes Earth Hour

GANGTOK, March 30

Publication Date:

31/03/2009

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, WWF, Sikkim, Gangtok

Biodiversity

Workshop on biodiversity conservation held in Sikkim

GANGTOK, March 29

Publication Date:

30/03/2009

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Sikkim, Gangtok

Forests

Fresh forest fire breaks out at 6 places in Sikkim

GANGTOK, March 17

Publication Date:

18/03/2009

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, Wildlife, Sanctuaries, Sikkim, Gangtok

Forests

Sikkim imposes ban on kindling of fire

Gangtok: In a bid to arrest the outbreak of forest fire across Sikkim, the state forest department on Monday outlawed the kindling of fire in private or on any type of land in the state.

Publication Date:

17/03/2009

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Forest Fires, Fambong Lho SA, Sikkim

Forests

Forest fire rages in Sikkim

Gangtok: At least ten forest fires broke out across Sikkim since Saturday as police and fire services personnel battled to put off the blaze which gutted forest cover of an estimated 25 hectares of land at Raksang.

Publication Date:

16/03/2009

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Forest Fires, Sikkim

Forests