Dibang Dam Explained

Dibang Multipurpose Project
Location Map:India
Coordinates:28.3375°N 95.7708°W
Country:India
Status:Planned
Owner:NHPC Limited
Dam Type:Concrete gravity
Dam Height:2780NaN0
Dam Crosses:Dibang River
Plant Turbines:12 x 250 MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:2880 MW[1]

The Dibang Dam is a planned concrete gravity dam, located in the Lower Dibang Valley District in Arunachal Pradesh, India. If constructed,[2] it will be India's largest dam and the world's tallest concrete gravity dam, standing 288m (945feet) 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.[3]

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.[4]

The Modi government gave a renewed go-ahead for the project in 2019.[5] 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.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Features. NHPC. 6 August 2011.
  2. http://www.processregister.com/Dibang_Power/Project/pid22003.htm Dibang Power Project
  3. http://www.livemint.com/2008/01/31235804/Dibang-hydroelectric-project-y.html "Dibang Hydroelectric project yet to get nod"
  4. Web site: Fresh shot at Dibang dam . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519055442/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140421/jsp/northeast/story_18261953.jsp#.U3lUhvldWSo . dead . 19 May 2014 . The Telegraph - India . 21 April 2014 . 18 May 2014.
  5. Web site: Pisharoty. Sangeeta Barooah. 22 July 2019. Explainer The Controversy Surrounding Dibang Dam, India's Largest Hydropower Project. live. 2021-06-16. The Wire. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722153029/https://thewire.in/government/dibang-dam-arunachal-pradesh-hydropower-project . 22 July 2019 .
  6. News: Talukdar. Sandipan. Nov 28, 2018. Big Dams in Arunachal-Assam Border likely to Resume Work after NGT Green Signal. NewsClick. 27 December 2018.
  7. 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).