According to IMD, Lachen and Lachung in Sikkim may get thundershowers today

 According to IMD, Lachen and Lachung in Sikkim may get thundershowers today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that Lachen and Lachung in Sikkim may have brief periods of mild to moderate rain and thundershowers in the afternoon and evening.

The meteorological service warned that the afternoon is expected to see winds of 5 to 10 kph with valley fog in some regions. Additionally, it anticipates that partly cloudy skies will give way to overcast skies in the late afternoon or evening. The highest temperature may range between 14 and 16 °C, while the lowest temperature may drop to 7-9 °C.

The IMD predicts overcast skies and a few brief periods of light rain or thundershowers from Wednesday through Saturday. A light wind (less than 5 kmph) and valley fog in some areas regarding in the afternoon or at night are anticipated between Thursday and Saturday, the met department said in its special weather outlook for Sikkim, while a moderate wind gusts of 5-10 km/ph and valley fog in some areas are expected on Wednesday.

2.5 to 64.4 mm of rain are predicted to fall today in Lachen and Lachung. Sikkim recorded 38.3 mm of precipitation in the 24 hours that ended at 8 am today, which is 539% greater than the benchmark long-period average (LPA). 196.1 mm of rainfall, or 206% more than average, fell in the state between October 1 and 9.

A cloudburst above Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim in the early hours of October 4 resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River in Lachen Valley. The Chungthang dam, which was essential to the Teesta 3 hydroelectric project, was damaged by the discharge from a glacier-lake outburst in Sikkim, and numerous other hydropower projects along the river are also inoperable.

The National Highway 10 in Sikkim was also interrupted by the flash flood, with the road's surface and bridges across the Teesta River suffering damage. The route between Rangpo and Singtam is being expanded and widened. 13 bridges were damaged in the state, with eight of them being swept away in the Mangan area. Two bridges in Namchi and three in Gangtok were both damaged.

Before extending to other risky lakes, the Indian government intended to install the first early-warning systems for glacier floods at Lhonak Lake and another close at Shako Cho in Sikkim.

The 60,870 lives supposedly lost by the catastrophic flood. The most recent reports state that 33 dead, including nine soldiers, have been found among the wreckage and slush. According to the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA), 105 individuals were reported missing in total. Additionally, 40 corpses have been found downstream of the Teesta River, according to Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.