{"id":126198,"date":"2026-09-25T13:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=126198"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:38:34","slug":"rangeet-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rangeet-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangeet River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Rangeet River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anglers in Sikkim will organise a three-day river festival on the banks of the Rangeet river near Jorethang\u00a0 late this month, , seeking to blend catch-and-release fishing with river conservation, adventure tourism and local culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Rangeet River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rangeet, or Rangit, is a <\/span><b>major tributary of the<\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/teesta-river\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Teesta<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/teesta-river\/\" target=\"_blank\"> River<\/a><\/strong>, the largest river in <\/span><b>Sikkim<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from a <\/span><b>glacier of Mount Kabru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the <\/span><b>lower Kanchenjunga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river <\/span><b>begins its course <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>Himalayan Mountains <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the West Sikkim district.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>perpetual river,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rangeet is <\/span><b>fed by the melting snow <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Himalayas in early summer and the monsoon rains in June-September.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The convoluted river <\/span><b>joins the Teesta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Teesta Bazaar on the <\/span><b>periphery of West Bengal and Sikkim.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During its final few kilometres, it forms the boundary between the Sikkim and Darjeeling districts of West Bengal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river flows past the towns of Pelling, Jorethang, and Legship.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important ecologically as a mountain river system that supports <\/span><b>cold-water fisheries (notably trout)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, provides<\/span><b> irrigation and freshwater<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to local communities, and supplies water for small hydropower projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>banks <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the river are enveloped by<\/span><b> thick forest cover. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain areas of the banks are used for <\/span><b>terrace farming.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>popular among white water rafting enthusiasts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of its<\/span><b> turbulent waters.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Rangeet Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is built on this river, which started operating in 2000.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>60 MW capacity.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a 45-metre-high concrete gravity structure of 100 metres length. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/anglers-to-host-3-day-river-festival-in-sikkim-from-september-25\/3052392\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TP<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rangeet River is a major tributary of the Teesta River, the largest river in Sikkim. 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