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Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: why it is opposed in Arunachal Pradesh

28 October 2026 · ⏱ 2 મિનિટ · GS1/GS3: Rivers; Environment; India-China

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સમાચારમાં કેમ?

Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: why it is opposed in Arunachal Pradesh

Local opposition grows to the Siang dam planned in Arunachal Pradesh.

Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type

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What you need to know

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The Siang dam project in Arunachal Pradesh, planned as a large storage structure on the Siang river, is being opposed by local communities.

It is seen as a strategic measure to counter upstream water control by China on the Yarlung Tsangpo.

Residents fear displacement and ecological damage along the Siang, the main stream that becomes the Brahmaputra.

સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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મુખ્ય તથ્યો

Remember these

  • Siang
  • Brahmaputra
  • dam
  • Arunachal Pradesh
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પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ

How the exam will ask it

પ્રિલિમ્સ

  • Siang, Brahmaputra, dam, Arunachal Pradesh

મેઇન્સ

Use as an example in GA answers (GS1/GS3: Rivers; Environment; India-China).

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Quick recall

Answer before you reveal

The Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh, on which a large dam project is planned, is the main stream that becomes which river downstream?

  1. Teesta
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Barak
  4. Subansiri
જવાબ જુઓ

જવાબ: B — The correct answer is Brahmaputra. The Siang, the Indian name of the Yarlung Tsangpo's course, becomes the Brahmaputra after meeting the Dibang and Lohit.

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