Dibang Dam

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The Dibang Dam is a planned concrete gravity dam, proposed to be located in the Lower Dibang Valley District in Arunachal Pradesh, India. If constructed,[http://www.processregister.com/Dibang_Power/Project/pid22003.htm Dibang Power Project]. ProcessRegister.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013. it will be India's largest dam and the world's tallest concrete gravity dam, standing {{convert|288|m|ft}} tall. The Dibang Dam is expected to provide up to 3,000 megawatts of hydroelectric power and will also assist with flood control in the Dibang Valley.[http://www.livemint.com/2008/01/31235804/Dibang-hydroelectric-project-y.html "Dibang Hydroelectric project yet to get nod"]. Live Mint. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

History

The foundation stone for the dam was laid on 31 January 2008 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Construction on the project, however, has yet to begin. In 2013, the Ministry of Environment and Forests rejected the project's application but NHPC Limited resubmitted it in 2014. The dam has also been under intense local and international opposition to its tentative negative environmental impacts and forced relocations of Idu Mishmi tribal peoples.{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140421/jsp/northeast/story_18261953.jsp#.U3lUhvldWSo | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519055442/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140421/jsp/northeast/story_18261953.jsp#.U3lUhvldWSo | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 May 2014 | title=Fresh shot at Dibang dam | publisher=The Telegraph - India | date=21 April 2014 | accessdate=18 May 2014}}

The Modi government gave a renewed go-ahead for the project in 2019.{{Cite web|last=Pisharoty|first=Sangeeta Barooah|date=22 July 2019|title=Explainer {{!}} The Controversy Surrounding Dibang Dam, India's Largest Hydropower Project|url=https://thewire.in/government/dibang-dam-arunachal-pradesh-hydropower-project|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-16|website=The Wire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722153029/https://thewire.in/government/dibang-dam-arunachal-pradesh-hydropower-project |archive-date=22 July 2019 }} The main purpose of the project will be flood control and electricity generation. As of 2020, work was not progressing on either of the two major dam projects in the Assam region, the Dibang and the Lower Subansiri.{{cite news|last1=Talukdar|first1=Sandipan|date=Nov 28, 2018|title=Big Dams in Arunachal-Assam Border likely to Resume Work after NGT Green Signal|publisher=NewsClick|url=https://www.newsclick.in/big-dams-arunachal-assam-border-likely-resume-work-after-ngt-green-signal|accessdate=27 December 2018}}Aggarwal, M., 2019. Hydropower: Dibang Dam Approval And Dam Safety. Mongabay-India. Available at: https://india.mongabay.com/2019/07/hydropower-projects-come-back-in-focus-with-dibang-dam-push-and-the-dam-safety-bill (Accessed 18 September 2020).

References

External links

[http://www.nhpcindia.com/Projects/English/Scripts/Prj_Introduction.aspx?vid=31 Dibang Project] at NHPC

Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Arunachal Pradesh

Category:Dams in Arunachal Pradesh

Category:Proposed hydroelectric power stations

Category:Dams in the Brahmaputra River Basin

Category:Proposed renewable energy power stations in India