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Once upon a time there was....a River Teesta

By himalayanreview





I have grown up at Singtam watching the river Teesta....but sometimes when i see the dried river i feel sorry for myself. It is very sorry to say that she paid price for our GREED!!!
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  1. silent bloggerApril 02, 2009 3:28 AM

    Its really sad to see the present pics of Teesta, hard to believe tht its the same river which we saw frm our childhood days........ m really shocked to see it........

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  2. himalayanreviewApril 02, 2009 8:41 AM

    thanks for the comment....i am too sorry for Tista

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  3. ManishaApril 23, 2009 11:20 PM

    I am currently living in Sikkim as an army officer's wife and staying in Penangla. I have fallen in love with this place, I wish to be reborn here in some life tima and not in this life because I feel outsiders settling here might take away the basic honesty of lepchas and Bhutias of this place away. It is a place too beautiful not only because of the nature but als because people of this place are simple and peace loving. Yes Tuesta is dying but thats happening all over the Globe, we all are going to pay a horrile price for our greed. You now this year it didn't snow much in Sikkim around Nathula pass and many water falls have dried up. Its warmer in Penangla too. I feel bad abpout it and we keep trying to local youth here to take care of their surroundings better. Still I will say Sikkim govvernment and forest officials are far better than those in other indian states. O am glad God gave me a chance to live in this place for a while.

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  4. sikkimsupremeApril 24, 2009 7:16 PM

    changing profile of sikkim

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  5. himalayanreviewApril 26, 2009 9:47 AM

    Thankis Ashina and Sikkimsupreme for dropping few lines in my blog. Well i do believe that natural things should remain in a natural habitat but others do not agree with me. What is this eco-friendly status we are looking for our Sikkim if we are not able to understand the real definition of eco-environment!

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  6. ZORBONGTHINGOctober 08, 2009 9:14 AM

    ...."those were the days"...thank your lucky stars shital....atleast we saw river Teesta in its full glory....pity for the new hip generation of sikkimese kids....NIKEs and Adidas, Levis and Lees, Mcdonalds and Dominos YES.....but SIKKIM the jewel in the crown...no way

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  7. himalayanreviewOctober 08, 2009 6:18 PM

    true ti u jeff....we were part of that era where we can say to our coming age that .....once there used to happen.....in Sikkim!!

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