Dikchu

Dikchu
Dikchu is located in Sikkim
Dikchu
Dikchu
Location in Sikkim, India
Coordinates: 27°24′06″N 88°31′26″E / 27.4016°N 88.5238°E / 27.4016; 88.5238
Country India
StateSikkim
DistrictGangtok District
Language
 • OfficialNepali (Gorkha), Lepcha, Limbu, Bhutia, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
737107
Vehicle registrationSK
Lok SabhaSikkim Constituency
Nearest CityGangtok
Vidhan SabhaTumin Lingee Constituency
Websiteeastsikkim.nic.in

Dikchu is a small town in the Gangtok District of the Indian state of Sikkim. The town lies at the confluence of the Dikchu River with the Teesta River and is the site of the 96 MW Dikchu River Hydroelectric Power Project as well as 510 MW Teesta V Hydroelectric Power Project. Dikchu is the last town of Gangtok District that lies on the North Sikkim Highway connecting Singtam to Chungthang, after crossing the town we enter Mangan District. Small market north of river Dikchu also lies on Mangan District.[1]

Teesta V Dam, Dikchu, Gangtok District, Sikkim
  1. ^ "Environmental clearance of the Dikchu Hydroelectric Power Project". Ministry of Environment and Forests (India). 1 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2015.