India's Largest Hydro Project Risks Elephant Corridor

India's biggest hydroelectric power project, the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Power Project, has started sending power to the national grid.

This is a big step for India's energy plans.

However, there are serious concerns about the project's impact on elephants.

The project is near an important elephant corridor, a path that elephants use to move between different areas.

Experts warn that the sudden releases of water from the dam, called hydropeaking, could make it dangerous for elephants, especially baby elephants, to cross the river.

They say the dam operators should wait to do hydropeaking until they study how it affects the elephants.

But so far, the dam operators have not done this study, and the project is still moving forward.

People who live near the river are also worried because the changes in water flow could affect their lives and the animals that depend on the river.