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Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: why it is opposed in Arunachal Pradesh
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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
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.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Siang
- Brahmaputra
- dam
- Arunachal Pradesh
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How the exam will ask it
ப்ரிலிம்ஸ்
- Siang, Brahmaputra, dam, Arunachal Pradesh
மெயின்ஸ்
Use as an example in GA answers (GS1/GS3: Rivers; Environment; India-China).
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?
- Teesta
- Brahmaputra
- Barak
- Subansiri
விடையைக் காட்டு
விடை: 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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