Article Title: Villagers up in arms against dam projects in Arunachal Pradesh
01-06-2025
Geography Current Affairs Analysis
Context
• An intense opposition to a proposed mega-dam in the Siang River belt has set off a chain of protests against other hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh.
• A society representing several villages wrote to the Dibang Valley district authorities on May 29, voicing its “strong and reasoned objection” to the 400 megawatt Mihundo (Mihumdon) Hydroelectric Project proposed on the Dri River
• Dri is a tributary of Dibang, which itself is a tributary of Siang river (Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh)
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