Overview

• Intense rainfall and landslides in Sikkim have loaded the Teesta River with silt and debris, forcing Siliguri’s treatment plant to curb intake and cutting supply from 100 MLD to around 50 MLD.
• SMC officials inspected a newly built intake tank and treatment facility at Fulbari this week, enabling a single intake engine to restore partial capacity.
• To alleviate shortages, the civic body has dispatched 35 water tankers of 5,000 litres each and distributed 150,000 water pouches, with plans to add 10 more tankers and requisition three from the state PHE department.
• Leaders from the BJP and CPI(M) staged simultaneous protests outside the SMC office over perceived mismanagement, prompting police intervention after workers attempted forced entry.
• Irrigation minister Manas Bhuiyan is set to visit Siliguri today for a high-level meeting at the State Guest House to coordinate relief efforts and plan longer-term measures.