Explainer: Why Arunachal Pradesh Is On Boil | Siang Mega Dam, China Threat & Pasighat Clashes

India has proposed the 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh to counterbalance China's construction of a 60,000 MW mega dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. While the government contends that a large reservoir is vital for water security and managing river flows downstream, local communities are strongly opposing the pre-feasibility surveys. Indigenous Adi youth fear submergence of up to 40 villages, loss of agricultural land, and disruption of their traditional way of…