{"id":21825,"date":"2025-12-25T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T05:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=21825"},"modified":"2025-12-25T13:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:46:44","slug":"teesta-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/teesta-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Teesta River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Teesta River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An army jawan died after a raft capsized in the Teesta River during a training exercise in Sikkim\u2019s Pakyong district recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Teesta River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a major <\/span><b>tributary of the Brahmaputra River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (known as the <\/span><b>Jamuna in Bangladesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and <\/span><b>flows through India and Bangladesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>Tso Lhamo Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at an elevation of approximately 5,280 meters in <\/span><b>North Sikkim, India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It then flows to the south, <\/span><b>cutting <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a d<\/span><b>eep gorge through the Siwalik Hills east of Darjiling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (in West Bengal, India).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It turns southeast to run through the <\/span><b>Sivok Khola pass onto the plains of West Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It then <\/span><b>enters Bangladesh, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where it j<\/span><b>oins the Brahmaputra River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (known as the Jamuna River in Bangladesh).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>glacier-fed,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with sources like <\/span><b>Pahurni Glacier, Khangse Glacier, and ChhoLhamo Lake contributing to its flow.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The river spans approximately<\/span><b> 414 kilometers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, <\/span><b>83% of the basin lies in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while 17% is in Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Major tributaries include L<\/span><b>achung Chhu, Dik Chhu, and Rangpo Chhu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the left bank and the <\/span><b>Rangit River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the right bank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Hydroelectric Projects and Barrages:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>In India:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Teesta-V Dam: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">510 MW, located in Gangtok district, <\/span><b>Sikkim<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Teesta-III Dam: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,200 MW, situated in Mangan district, <\/span><b>Sikkim<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Teesta Low Dam III &amp; IV:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 132 MW and 160 MW, respectively, both in Kalimpong district, <\/span><b>West Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Gajoldoba Barrage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Primarily for irrigation purposes in <\/span><b>West Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>In Bangladesh:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Duani Barrage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Used mainly for irrigation in Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Barakhata Teesta Barrage: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another significant irrigation infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Teesta River is <\/span><b>famous for water sports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like whitewater <\/span><b>river rafting.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/states\/army-jawan-dies-after-raft-capsizes-in-teesta-river-during-training-in-sikkim\/cid\/2139228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TELE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teesta River is a major tributary of the Brahmaputra River (known as the Jamuna in Bangladesh) and flows through India and Bangladesh. 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