Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 11: NHPC has contributed Rs 3 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Sikkim to support the relief efforts of the Government of Sikkim for the victims of unexpected natural calamity caused due to the lake outburst in the Lhonak on the night of October 3rd.
The payment intimation advice was presented to Prem Singh Tamang (Chief Minister of Sikkim) by LK Tripathi, Executive Director (Region-Siliguri), CR Das, HoP Teesta-V Power Station, Lhendhup Lepcha, HoP Teesta-IV HE Project along with senior officials of Teesta-VI HE Project at Gangtok, Sikkim.
The flash flood was triggered due to outburst of Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim on the night intervening 3rd and 4th October which caused heavy inflow in the Teesta River. As a result of this flash flood, bridges, parts of highway NH-10, small towns and infrastructure were severely damaged in Teesta River Valley of Sikkim.
“The entire NHPC family stands with people of Sikkim in this moment of tragedy and the NHPC management has decided to step forward in providing full support to the relief efforts of the State Government in the affected areas through this financial aid,” said LK Tripathi in a statement and added that NHPC has been proactive since the outbreak of this calamity and has made continuous efforts in providing relief measures for the victims.
He said NHPC has already organized langars, distributed rations and other supplies to the flash flood victims in coordination with the State administration. The Langar arrangements made by NHPC at different locations shall remain continued till normalcy of the situation, he added.
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