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[ Atek Miyu ] Risk from China's upstream dam The Siang River enters India from Tibet, where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo. China has begun building a very large hydropower project on this river in the Nyingchi…
[ Badak Yomgam ] The proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), a massive 11,000 megawatt hydropower undertaking planned across the Siang River in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, presents a severe…
Himalayas Losing Balance Shivaji Sarkar Unfathomable! In a matter of seconds, an immense mass of ice, rock and frozen earth brokeloose high in the Himalayas, unleashing a violent cascade from the Tibetan heights into…
Raghav Chadha & Punjab SIR By Insaf The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Punjab should make BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha feel the pinch of “the shoe being on the other foot”. His name is missing from the State’s…
Glacial Floods By Dhurjati Mukherjee The nature and scale of disasters are becoming increasingly hazardous, affecting millions of people across the world. This is starkly evident in the very recent glacial flood…
Editor, With special reference to the 200 MW Lower Subansiri Project, Dollungmukh, District Kamle, and the loss of ancestral land. Arunachal Pradesh is known as the powerhouse of India, but this power comes at the cost…
[ AN Mohammed ] The Brahmaputra is a 2,880-kilometre transboundary river flowing through China, India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal. It rises from the Ansi glacier, about 5,300 metres above sea level, near Mount…
NEW DELHI, 24 Sep: The inaugural Himalaya Commons Dialogue, convened by the Council for International Economic Understanding (CIEU) and Dalberg Advisors under the Bharat Climate Forum (BCF), on Tuesday opened here with…
TAWANG, 23 Sep: A five-day awareness and sensitization programme on Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risks, aimed at strengthening preparedness among downstream communities living near the high-risk glacial lakes in…
[ Prem Chetry ] NEW DELHI, 11 Sep: Ahead of the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) vehemently condemned and opposed the participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the summit, accusing…
LIKABALI, 11 Sep: Nari-Koyu MLA Tojir Kaduchaired a review meeting here in Lower Siang district on Friday to take stock of the damages caused by flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides that occurred on 20 June and 28…
The death toll from the 26 August flash floods has surged to 1,127 in Nepal and 16 in Tibet, while more than 4900 people remain missing. Hundreds of workers are believed to be trapped at atleast nine hydropower project…
ITANAGAR, 1 Sep: The North East Human Rights (NEHR) has appealed to Chief Minister Pema Khandu for urgent review of hydropower projects located downstream of high-risk glacial lakes in light of the recent Nepal disaster…
ITANAGAR, 27 Aug: The Government of Arunachal Pradesh (GoAP) on Thursday directed all deputy commissioners to submit details of persons from their respective districts who may have travelled to Nepal and gone missing in…
At least 359 people have died and at least 826 remain missing after a devastating flash flood swept through central Nepal, while at least people 270 are reported dead and around 558 missing in Tibet. Preliminary…
[ By Pooja Gupta ] The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), proposed near Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, is set to be India's largest hydropower dam - a nearly 11,000 mw structure conceived to regulate…
ITANAGAR, 16 Aug: T he 80th Independence Day was celebrated with great patriotism across the state on 15 August. In Itanagar, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated Independence Day with patriotic fervour at…
[ Prafulla Kaman ] PASIGHAT, 9 Aug: Massive erosion by the Siang river is posing a serious threat to Borguly village in Mebo subdivision of East Siang district. The situation turned critical after a recent flash flood…
ITANAGAR, 8 Aug: Governor KT Parnaik, after reviewing the state's law and order situation with DGP Dr SD Singh Jamwal here on Saturday, directed expediting border fence construction in Tirap, Changlang and Longding…
PASIGHAT, 6 Aug: Demonstrating solidarity with families affected by the recent flash floods in East Siang district, the Indigenous Faith & Cultural Society of Arunachal Pradesh (IFCSAP) on Wednesday donated Rs 3,16,350…
ZIRO, 5 Aug: Demonstrating that compassion knows no boundaries, the Lower Subansiri district-based motorcycle club, Ziro Royal Enfielders (ZRE), carried out a humanitarian relief mission for flood-affected families in…
ITANAGAR, 5 Aug: The Kerala Kala Samskarika Vedi (KKSV), Itanagar and the Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society of Arunachal Pradesh (IFCSAP) on Wednesday provided financial assistance for families affected by the…
YACHULI, 4 Aug: A six-member delegation of the Keyi Panyor district unit of the Confederation of Service Associations of Arunachal Pradesh (CoSAAP), led by its president Toko Lento and general secretary Chukhu Epa,…
BASAR, 3 Aug : The ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Arunachal Pradesh Centre here in Leparada district, in collaboration with the West Siang Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), organised a district-level stakeholder…
[ Biren Dutta ] The Eastern Himalaya has always lived with excess water, but what was once a season of heavy rain has, within a generation, become a cycle of sudden, violent flash floods. This is not a danger confined…
NEW DELHI, 24 Jul: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed that it is monitoring the monsoon situation across the country. The MHA in a statement said that, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Editor, The people of the 20th Tali area have appealed to Lok Sabha MP Kiren Rijiju, seeking urgent intervention and relief support for the flood-affected Tali and Pipsorang regions. The recent flash floods in the Kumey…
PARSI PARLO, 17 Jul: The Nyishi Baptist Church Council (NBCC) on Friday provided relief aid to the families affected by the flood that occurred here in Kurung Kumey district on 13 July. The relief aid was delivered by…
[ Prafulla Kaman ] RUKSIN, 17 Jul: MLA Ninong Ering on Friday inspected the Depi river course diversion work undertaken to control soil erosion, and urged the villagers to monitor the work. The MLA provided some funds…
Prafulla Kaman RUKSIN, 15 Jul: Water supply from Lesing mega water supply project near Ledum village in East Siang district has been restored on Wednesday, enabling supply of drinking water to Ledum and Bilat villages.…
ITANAGAR, 14 Jul: Fresh floods, landslides and heavy rainfall affected four more districts of Arunachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours, even as Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak on Tuesday urged the Centre to provide a special…
YUPIA, 14 Jul: The Nyishi Elite Society (NES) on Tuesday extended financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to support families affected by the recent flash floods in Hoj-Dakte villages in Toru circle of Papum Pare district.…
ITANAGAR, 13 Jul: Fresh floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain disrupted road connectivity and damaged public infrastructure in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, an official statement said.…
Correspondent PASIGHAT, 11 Jul: Rajya Sabha Member Tai Tagak on Saturday visited flood-hit areas in East Siang and Lower Siang districts, and assessed the losses caused by the recent flash floods and erosions. Tagak,…
YACHULI, 10 Jul: Members of the Arunachal Bullet Club (ABC) arrived in Keyi Panyor district on Thursday and distributed relief to the families struggling to recover from the recent flash floods and landslides.…
BASAR, 10 Jul: Local MLA Nyabi Jini Dirchi on Thursday visited the worst-affected areas in Dari circle of Leparada district to assess the extent of damages caused due to devastating flash floods triggered by a…
Editor, The recent flash floods have devastated several parts of Arunachal Pradesh. Among the worst-affected areas are Possa village and the NEEPCO Colony in Keyi Panyor district, Zirdo, Jime and Ichi villages in Dari…
Correspondent PASIGHAT, 9 Jul: A six-member inter-ministerial central team on Thursday visited flood ravaged sites in Bilat circle (East Siang) and Kora circle (Lower Siang) and took stock of the losses and damages. The…
ITANAGAR, 9 Jul: The capital region Satsang unit,on behalf of the All Arunachal Pradesh Satsang,distributed relief materials to flash flood-affected families in Possa and NEEPCO Colony in Keyi Panyor district on…
ITANAGAR, 8 Jul: A central team, headed by Nishtha Tiwari, joint secretary (IS-II), ministry of home affairs, on Wednesday arrived in Keyi Panyor district and assessed damage to infrastructure, agriculture and other…
Correspondent RUKSIN, 6 Jul: The Recovering Warriors Oyan – a group of youths of Oyan village in East Siang district who have given up narcotics and drugs consumption- has contributed monetary aid to the families…
ZIRO, 6 Jul: The Ziro Tourism Organisation (ZTO) launched a tourist information centre during the Dree festival here in Lower Subansiri district, which ran from 1 to 5 July. Operating out of the Hanoko Dree ground in…
Editor, In the last few weeks, Arunachal Pradesh has witnessed devastating cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides. Besides Keyi Panyor, the Nari Koyu, Pasighat West, and Pasighat East Assembly constituencies have…
[ Prafulla Kaman ] RUKSIN, 5 Jul: Flash flood caused by a cloudburst wreaked havoc in Ledum village and downstream Niglok and Linka villages of Pasighat West area in East Siang district on 28 June, leaving several farm…
ZIRO/YAZALI, 5 Jul: Fresh from taking his oath in the Rajya Sabha, Member of Parliament Tai Tagak immediately returned to the ground, embarking on a two-day maiden tour of Keyi Panyor and Lower Subansiri districts.…
MANE, 5 Jul: What should have been a season of monsoon blessings has instead become a nightmare for the people of one of the most remote regions of Arunachal Pradesh. “The devastating cloudburst and flash flood of 28…
YAZALI, 6 Jul: The Nyishi Baptist Church Council (NBCC), the Arunachal Baptist Church Council (ABCC), and the Galo Baptist Convention on Sunday carried out their second phase of relief distribution for families affected…
ITANAGAR, 4 Jul: Flash floods and massive landslides triggered by heavy rains around a week ago cut off several remote villages in Arunachal Pradesh from the rest of the state, requiring the administration to deploy a…
Correspondent RUKSIN, 4 Jul: Pasighat West MLA Ninong Ering urged the state and the central governments to sanction funds for restoration of roads, culverts, bridges and other public infrastructure damaged by flash…
YAZALI, 2 Jul: Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, along with Chief Minister Pema Khandu, travelled deep into the hardest-hit…
