Itanagar, 21 AUG: With flash floods in Assam disrupting surface transport the Siang districts in landlocked Arunachal Pradesh are facing acute shortage of essential commodities and petroleum produc

The mega Siang project is a bold move but calls for calibrated execution

State-owned power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) says it will invest about . 1 lakh crore to set up India’s largest hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh.

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ITANAGAR, Dec 14: Protesting against the proposed public hearing of the 2700 MW Lower Siang Hydro Electricity Project, the Adi Students

NEW DELHI: Speaking on the second day of the five-day

The hue and cry over mega dams in Arunachal Pradesh notwithstanding, the Centre has said 50 per cent of the works on the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project has been completed, while plans have been firmed up for implementation of Siang Upper (stage I) and Lower hydro projects.

The confirmation in the Parliament came on a day, when the National Alliance for Peoples Movement (ALPM) stage

INDIA
will fast track hydro power projects in Arunachal Pradesh to counter the
Chinese buildup in the area. China
is developing a hydel project on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. Beijing may have assured that the project would not impact
the flow of the river into India,
but New Delhi
is not sitting back.

Residents of a village, identified as a severely vulnerable earthquake-prone area, in Arunachal Pradesh

Centre

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