Source: IE
Context: Locals are protesting against the proposed Upper Siang hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh due to environmental and social concerns.
- The project, a massive 11,000 MW dam on the Siang River, is seen as a strategic counter to China’s hydropower projects.
About Siang River:
The Tsangpo, which originates in China, is called the Siang after it enters India through the Upper Siang district in the northeastern state.
The Siang joins two other rivers – the Lohit and the Dibang – downstream to form the Brahmaputra.
