Overview
- Public Health and Engineering Department engineers are running trial schedules to set zone-wise timings, with full implementation to follow once finalized.
- Officials report statewide source discharges down roughly 50–60% compared with September, with Ratey Chu flow about 60% lower.
- Authorities will not divert the entire Ratey Chu flow to the city to protect the aquatic ecosystem despite the shortages.
- Residents are urged to conserve water and install float valves, with warnings of strict action for wastage under the Sikkim Water Supply and Water Charges Act, 2025.
- Gangtok last recorded rainfall on November 23, 2025, and several districts logged near-100% deficits in January–February, with risks flagged for March–April; an ADB-funded Bhusuk khola project is moving to tender in March.