Sikkim green group announces “save Teesta” foot march
An environmental group in Sikkim has announced a four-day march to protest the impact of hydropower projects on the Teesta River. The group is demanding fresh environmental and social impact assessments following recent disasters.
Why it matters
The protest highlights the ongoing tension between industrial development and environmental safety in the fragile Himalayan ecosystem, particularly following fatal accidents.
GUWAHATI A Sikkim-based environmental group has announced a four-day foot march to draw attention to the need to protect the Teesta River from the adverse impact of a series of hydropower projects.
The ‘Teesta Rights’ march by members of the Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT) follows the July 20 disaster in a head race tunnel of an NHPC hydropower project in Sikkim’s Namchi district.
The ACT’s Gyatso Lepcha told journalists in Gangtok on Thursday (July 23, 2026) that one of the key demands of the organisation is a fresh Environmental Impact Assessment and a Social Impact Assessment for all hydropower projects in the Teesta basin, including the NHPC’s 500-megawatt Teesta Stage-VI, where the “explosive release of suspected methane gas” killed at least 22 workers.
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