Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Panel Recommends Green Light for Arunachal Hydroelectric Project
A panel of experts has said it's okay to build a big electricity-making project in a forest area in Arunachal Pradesh.
This project will use dams to control the rivers Dri and Tangon.
The project will take over a lot of forest land, and many trees will be cut down.
The government says this project is important.
The project is being built by a company.
An expert panel recommended environmental clearance for the 3,087 MW Etalin hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh.
The project involves concrete gravity dams on the Dri and Tangon Rivers, diverting water.
1,175 hectares of forest, including sub-tropical pine and evergreen, will be diverted.
An estimated 2.7 lakh trees will be felled for the project.
The project is being developed by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Ltd.
- Who
- An expert panel, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Ltd.
- What
- Recommendation for environmental clearance for the Etalin hydroelectric project.
- When
- The expert panel meeting took place on July 30.
- Where
- Arunachal Pradesh, Dibang valley
- Why
- To generate electricity.
- Project Name
- Etalin hydroelectric project
- Capacity
- 3,087 MW
- Location
- Arunachal Pradesh, Dibang valley
- Rivers
- Dri and Tangon
- Forest Area Diversion
- 1,175 hectares
- Trees to be felled
- 2.7 lakh (estimated)
- Developer
- Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Ltd.
