India set to start mega hydropower project near China borderNHPC Ltd will begin trial runs in July for the Subansiri Lower hydropower project, which runs through the states of Assam and Arunachal Pra...
13 Jun, 2023, 11.04 PM IST
Alarmed by likelihood of Chinese 'water war', India prepares to speed up dam-building in ArunachalAccording to govt sources, a 60,000MW Chinese project on the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) planned at Medog on Arunachal Pradesh’s border co...
19 Jan, 2023, 08.07 PM IST
Major components of Subansiri Lower Project will be ready in due time: NHPCParliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2021-22) Chaired by Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias visited NHPC’s Subansiri Lower Project. During the...
10 Nov, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
NHPC likely to begin construction of 2 GW Lower Subansiri hydro plant in OctoberWork on the Subansiri project was started in 2006, but it came to a halt in 2011 due to various issues.
25 Aug, 2019, 11.15 AM IST
People fed up with Narendra Modi's false promises of 'Achche Din': Tarun GogoiThe Congress would fight the polls alone and would not enter into pre-poll alliance with any party, he said.
17 Feb, 2016, 08.45 PM IST
Power Ministry's expert committee divided on Subansiri project in AssamCracks have appeared in an expert Committee formed by the power ministry to study safety issues of the beleaguered 2,000 MW Subansiri hydro...
23 Aug, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
NHPC committed to river bank protectionDue to rise in river discharge on account of incessant rainfall in this area for more than a week.
06 Apr, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Technology for dams should not kill rivers: Uma BharatiBharati said her ministry is not opposing construction of dams on rivers in north east except that technology should be safe and should not...
11 Feb, 2015, 08.38 PM IST
Most protests against Subansiri dam unjustified: V K SinghPeople, he said, had not been told about the benefits of the project and that was why it was languishing for the last two years with a fear...
12 Jul, 2014, 03.21 PM IST
Assam not exerting pressure on Centre on Lower Subansiri dam"Our Government forwarded the report of the expert committee to Union Power Ministry and thereafter, the Centre also constituted various ex...
05 Jul, 2014, 04.20 PM IST
Lower Subansiri project incurring daily loss of Rs 10 croreLower Subansiri hydro- electric project at Gerukamukh on the Assam-Arunachal border is incurring a daily loss of Rs 10 crore.
23 Jun, 2014, 11.09 AM IST
Five power projects of NHPC facing cost over-runsThe original sanctioned cost of the plant was Rs 6,285.33 crore which was revised to Rs 10,667.09 crore and is now likely to touch Rs 12,00...
26 Nov, 2013, 02.54 PM IST
- Centre, MNCs join hands to exploit water resources, says Medha Patkar
Medha Patkar alleged that the central government and multi-national companies have joined hands to exploit the hydro resources of the count...
23 Feb, 2012, 06.01 PM IST
- NHPC expresses concern on delay of dam construction
NHEPC has expressed serious concern at the delay in the construction of lower Subansiri Dam project in Arunachal Pradesh due to agitations.
14 Jan, 2012, 02.51 PM IST
- NHPC's 2000-MW project delay in Assam may disturb target
The Rs 8,000 cr project is facing severe resentment from locals in the northeastern state as they fear that the dam would impact the biodiv...
21 Mar, 2011, 04.25 PM IST
- Large dams pose threat to Brahmaputra dolphins
Construction of large dams on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, being opposed by many quarters, is also posing a serious threat to river...
22 Nov, 2010, 10.49 AM IST
- Aasu critisises Jairam Rames's stand on mega dams
All Assam Students Union has accused Mr Ramesh of double standards pertaining to mega dam projects in Northeast.
16 Aug, 2010, 08.11 PM IST