#Water Pollution

Jowai Residents Warn of Contamination in Myntdu River

Jowai locals are demanding action after catering workers were seen washing kitchen utensils in the town's primary drinking water source.

NEWire Desk • 19 Aug 2026

Army Opens High-Altitude Sewage Plant Near Tsomgo Lake

The Indian Army installed a new sewage treatment plant at 12,313 feet in Sikkim to protect Tsomgo Lake from wastewater pollution.

Riya Lepcha • 17 Aug 2026