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Incessant rain in Sikkim and North Bengal caused the Teesta river to surge.
Landslides in Sikkim and Teesta damage are disrupting traffic between Sikkim and North Bengal
Amid an incessant downpour in Sikkim and north Bengal and the consequent surge in the Teesta river, the West Bengal Irrigation Department has been directed to prepare a direct project report for the dredging of the riverbed.
Teesta river is a tributary of the Brahmaputra (known as Jamuna in Bangladesh), flowing through India and Bangladesh.
It originates in the Himalayas near Chunthang, Sikkim and flows to the south through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh.
Originally, the river continued southward to empty directly into the Padma River (main channel of Ganga in Bangladesh) but around 1787 the river changed its course to flow eastward to join the Jamuna river.
The Teesta Barrage dam helps to provide irrigation for the plains between the upper Padma and the Jamuna.
Teesta river water conflict is one of the most contentious issues between India and Bangladesh.
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