SLUDGED OUT

GANGTOK, 20 April: Sludge from the Army compound just above National Highway 31A near Sikkim Jewels in Tadong last evening disturbed traffic flow along the stretch last night and early this morning. A joint effort by Tadong Outpost personnel, Traffic Police personnel and GREF workers managed to clear some of the sludge on the road to allow vehicular movement at around 8 AM. Traffic, however, remained affected throughout the day.

Rangit Stage-IV project developer drains untreated sludge into river

Untreated sludge from Adit-III of Rangit Stage IV slimes into the Rangit at Rohtak

Rangit Stage IV project site

RESIDENTS COMPLAIN OF DEPLETED AQUATIC LIFE AND POLLUTED WATER AT ROHTAK
DISTRICT AUTHORITIES SHOWCAUSE COASTAL PROJECT Pvt Ltd, FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY
ANAND OBEROI
GANGTOK, 28 Feb: Coastal Project Pvt. Ltd, contracted by hydel developer Jal Power Development Corporation and engaged at the Adit-II tunnels of Rangit Stage- IV hydroelectric project at Rothak, West Sikkim, 7 kilometers from Jorethang towards Legship has been show-caused by the Department of Forests and the West district administration for “illegally dumping untreated waste” from the tunnels into the Rangit river.