Stop Selling China Mega Dam Bogey to Push Siang Project: Arunachal Pradesh Activists to Centre

Stop selling China mega dam bogey to push Siang project: Arunachal Pradesh activists to Centre

Activists in Arunachal Pradesh oppose China's dam project on Yarlung Tsangpo River, fearing displacement and environmental destruction.

Arunachal activists accuse govt of militarizing region to push dam project on Siang river

Guwahati: Environmental activists and civil society representatives from Uttarakhand and Northeast India have accused the central government of creating a climate of fear over China’s dam on the Brahmaputra River to justify its own large-scale hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, activists urged the government to hold a dialogue […] The post Arunachal activists accuse govt of militarizing region…

China’s Mega Dam on Yarlung Tsangpo Threatens Tibet, Northeast India, and the Himalayas

Regardless of the long standing protests, concerns, and speculations, the People’s Republic of China has officially announced the beginning of the construction of the world’s largest mega dam at the bend of Yarlung Tsangpo in the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau. The Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced this with an official statement in July 2025. The site of this mega dam is very close to India-Tibet border in the Upper Siang district of Aruna…