Indigenous residents in India’s Arunachal Pradesh state are protesting a proposed Siang dam, with Al Jazeera reporting fears of harm to ancestral communities, cultural traditions and livelihoods.
Al Jazeera’s Nov. 1 video report describes the project as part of India’s response to a major Chinese hydropower development upstream. The report is set in Arunachal Pradesh, a remote state in India’s eastern Himalayas.
The coverage brings the project’s strategic purpose alongside local concerns about its effects on Indigenous life. EconoTimes previously examined the project’s strategic rationale and village concerns.