Subansiri Dam Is a disaster waiting to happen in Eastern Assam

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PAY TO KEEP NEWS FREE • Please support our public-interest journalism by becoming a paid member of The Probe. • Your support matters to us. • Even a small support from you can make a big difference to us. • MEMBERSHIP PAYMENT PAGELINK 👇 • https://theprobe.in/become-a-member/ • Subansiri Dam: Is a disaster waiting to happen in Eastern Assam? • Assam’s unending tryst with floods could just get worse after the completion of a controversial hydel dam along the state’s border with Arunachal Pradesh despite repeated warnings from experts on the project’s design. • • The project is the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP) at Gerukamukh on the Subansiri river, which is being constructed by the state-owned National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC). The hydel dam is being developed as part of India’s 50,000 MW hydropower programme launched in 2003, out of which a total of 5,600 MW was planned on the Subansiri river that has been envisioned with three components. • #subansiri #assam #nhpc #damsinindia #northeast #floods #floodsinassam #assamfloods #ngt #governmentofindia #powerprojects #arunchalpradesh #brahmputra #theprobe #theprobeindia • The Probe is an independent news media platform. As an independent media outlet we are privileged to have unfettered freedom without external influencers be it commercial or political. • Our core values: • 1. Investigations • 2. Solutions • 3. Impact • 4. Development • It’s our endeavour to be a distinct news media organisation and not just a different media outlet. We design and develop solutions to bring in impact on social issues. We are of the strong view that our rigour in research and investigative reporting following a solution centric approach that is focused on impact will lead to development. • The very transformations we strive to bring through impact journalism is what positions The Probe as a unique media outlet that uses the power of Journalism as a tool for social change. The mission statement of The Probe was launched on August 15, 2020. The Probe is founded by Prema Sridevi, an Investigative • Journalist with over two decades of experience, working with some of the premiere TV news media brands of India. • • Connect with The Probe: • Facebook: / theprobeindia • Twitter: / theprobeindia • Instagram: / probeindia • LinkedIn: / theprobe • Our website: www.theprobe.in

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