Sankosh absorbs Bhutan floodwaters, North Bengal escapes major flooding

Siliguri, Oct 30 (UNI) Floodwaters triggered by a glacial lake outburst in Bhutan flowed through the Sankosh River in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal without causing major flooding, bringing relief to hundreds of people evacuated from vulnerable villages in North Bengal. Residents who had spent Thursday night in schools and other relief shelters returned to their villages on Friday morning after the immediate threat from the rising river subsided. The administration had evacuated people from vulnerable forest villages as a precautionary measure following the outburst from Shintaphu Lake in Bhutan. Chief Engineer (Irrigation and Waterways), Northeast, Krishnendu…