The proposed development would be India's largest dam, situated in the remote border state of Arunachal Pradesh. Government planners designed the mega project specifically to respond to an enormous dam initiative planned upstream by China. Local Indigenous populations have launched active resistance against the construction. These residents caution that the infrastructure works will severely compromise their cultural heritage, ancestral territories, and daily livelihoods.
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India’s largest dam planned to counter China faces Indigenous revolt
The Indigenous people of India’s remote eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting a massive dam planned to counter China’s colossal upstream hydropower project. They tell Al Jazeera the mega dam threatens their ancestral lands, culture and livelihoods.
Published On 1 Nov 2026
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