‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war
Al Jazeera
Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.
New Delhi, India – Gegong Jijong lined up with hundreds of other protesters on a cold afternoon last month near the Siang River in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, shouting antigovernment slogans.
“No dam over Ane Siang [Mother Siang],” the protesters in Parong village demanded.
The Siang River, cutting through serene hills, has been considered sacred for centuries by Jijong’s ancestors in the Adi tribal community – farmers whose livelihood depended on its water.
But all of that is now at risk, he said, as India moves to build its largest dam over their land.
The $13.2bn Siang Upper Multipurpose Project will have a reservoir that can hold nine billion cubic metres of water and generate 11,000 megawatts of electricity upon completion – more than any other Indian hydroelectric project. It was first proposed in 2017, and officials are now carrying out feasibility surveys.
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