Itanagar: Flood situation continued to remain grim in Arunachal Pradesh with reports of fresh areas being inundated by flood water on Tuesday in several districts of the State.

The situation is worst in Anjaw, Lohit, Changlang, Dibang Valley, East Siang and Upper Siang districts of the State with all the major rivers and their tributaries were in high spate and flowing above the red mark.

The third public hearing for the 2700 MW Lower Siang Hydro Electric Project scheduled at Aalo, headquarters of West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, has been postponed indefinitely following pr

GUWAHATI: The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), spearheading a movement against the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project located along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, said that the time had come for the people of both Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to jointly oppose the construction of big dams in the North East.

Akhil Gogoi, general secretary of the KMSS, told The Sentinel over phone today that people of Arunachal Pradesh had realized the ill effects of big dams in an ecologically fragile region like the North-East and so they should join hands with the anti-big dam protesters in Assam.

Beijing: Claiming that its hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet was not obstructing the water flow to India, China on Friday said its dam was “not big” enough to affect the lower riparian regions.

“…you might have noted, Foreign Minister (S M) Krishna and other Indian officials have remarked to the knowledge of Indian government, China has not developed new hydroprojects on the river,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a media briefing here.

Beijing, 2 March: Claiming that its hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet was not obstructing the water flow to India, China today said its dam was “not big” enough to affect the lower r

Itanagar: The Siang (Brahmaputra) river originating from Tibet was suddenly found to have almost dried up at a town in Arunachal Pradesh, a state government spokesman said on Wednesday night.

ITANAGAR: Three districts of Arunachal Pradesh have been facing acute shortage of essential commodities due to on going indefinite economic blockade.

The agitation is spearheaded by Krishan Mukti Sangram Samiti(KMSS) in several parts of Assam in protest against the Lower Subansiri Hydro-electric Project (LSHP).

GUWAHATI: Failing to elicit any response from the Assam Government towards their road blockade programme, anti-dam activists today said that they will extend their blockade of vehicles carrying goo

ITANAGAR: The National Disaster Management Authority of India (NDMA) has selected two districts of Arunachal Pradesh for implementation of National School Safety Programme (NSSP) among 43 districts of the country.

Lohit and East Siang districts have been selected for the implementation of the demonstration project to promote culture of safety in schools, official sources said here today.

Guwahati, Sept. 21: WWF India will begin its tiger estimation effort in the picturesque Tale wildlife sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh with camera traps in the first week of October.