Centre approves National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) in four states: MoS Nityanand Rai to Lok Sabha

Feb 04, 2025

The Central government has approved National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) for its implementation in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and...

Sikkim govt gives Rs 10,000 each to over 8,000 labourers as relief after GLOF

Oct 15, 2023

Over 8,733 labourers will be handed the relief fund after they were affected South Lhonak Lake Glacial Lake Outburst Flood across the Teesta Basin...

Pak PM orders measures to control glacial lake outburst flood

May 08, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday asked officials to take measures to control a glacial lake outburst flood from...

Glacier burst and floods devastate Ghizer in PoGB, 330 homes damaged as artificial lake forms

Aug 23, 2025

A glacial lake outburst (GLOF) triggered flooding that caused extensive damage, resulting in the formation of an artificial lake yesterday morning. Numerous villages were...

Rajnath Singh inaugurates Prerna Sthal to honor 22 soldiers who lost their lives in Sikkim floods

Oct 11, 2024

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday virtually inaugurated Prerna Sthal at Burdang in Sikkim in the memory of 22 soldiers who lost their lives...

Principal Secretary to PM highlights mitigating risks associated with glacial lakes to ensure safer future

Nov 12, 2024

Mishra was speaking on the occasion of the 4th Workshop of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction (CoDRR) on Strategies for GLOF (Glacial Lake...