Rangpo River
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 Rangpo River during dry season. | |
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River Rangpo is a river in the
Rangeet. Atal Setu Bridge
the longest roadway bridge of Sikkim is over River Rangpo.
Pakyong District Sikkim
The river runs through
Landslides are very common along the river bank as cliff-like bedrocks are significantly exposed along the river valley wall.[2]
During Monsoon season, especially from June to September, the volume of water in the river and its tributaries rises heavily due to continuous rainfall in Sikkim.
The important towns along the route of this river are
Pakyong District of Sikkim
.
Menmecho Lake
, the source of River RangpoIts confluence with Teesta River is immediately downstream of Rangpo town, the confluence point is known as Indrakil Prayag.
At the town of Rangpo, there is a bridge across River Rangpo, the bridge is called Atal Setu Bridge or Rangpo IBM Bridge and it is the longest bridge of Sikkim.
Course
The river originates from
Teesta
.
Hydropower Project
- A 110 MW Gati Hydropower Project lies on river Rangpo, The project site is between the town of
- A 96 MW Madhya Bharat Power Corporation Project Power house lies in Kumrek on the right bank of River Rangpo.[6]
References
- S2CID 154076001.
- ^ "Rangpo River, India Tourist Information".
- ^ "Gati Infra | Chuzachen Hydro Electric Power Project".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Gati Infra builds 110 MW hydro power project in Sikkim – Economic Times". articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "The Powerhouse is located near Kumrek on Rangpo-Rorathang road on the right bank of Rangpochu". www.sserc.in.
27°11′31″N 88°36′10″E / 27.1920°N 88.6028°E
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