Teesta river char

Youth grow crops in Teesta's sandy chars with group efforts

The members of a co-operative organisation brought success in group farming by using unused sandy chars of Teesta river

Carrot cultivation brings cheers for char farmers

For the first time, carrots are being grown commercially in char areas of Teesta river, where farmers previously grew the vegetable only for personal consumption.

Thousands evacuate homes as Teesta flows 25cm above danger level in Lalmonirhat

Thousands of people in low-lying areas under the Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat, adjacent to Teesta Barrage, have left their homesteads this (August 1, 2022) evening as the Teesta River water has been flowing 25cm above the danger level due to the onrush of water from upstream.

Arid and barren

If it were before 1983, people would be seen fishing at the exact same spot where children now play football, on Teesta’s sandy floor lying arid and barren. The river is no longer blessed with water, except for a few months of the year.

April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023

Youth grow crops in Teesta's sandy chars with group efforts

The members of a co-operative organisation brought success in group farming by using unused sandy chars of Teesta river

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

Carrot cultivation brings cheers for char farmers

For the first time, carrots are being grown commercially in char areas of Teesta river, where farmers previously grew the vegetable only for personal consumption.

August 1, 2022
August 1, 2022

Thousands evacuate homes as Teesta flows 25cm above danger level in Lalmonirhat

Thousands of people in low-lying areas under the Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat, adjacent to Teesta Barrage, have left their homesteads this (August 1, 2022) evening as the Teesta River water has been flowing 25cm above the danger level due to the onrush of water from upstream.

May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019

Arid and barren

If it were before 1983, people would be seen fishing at the exact same spot where children now play football, on Teesta’s sandy floor lying arid and barren. The river is no longer blessed with water, except for a few months of the year.