Current Context : Locals in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting against the Upper Siang Hydropower Project.

• Developed by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), on River Siang.

ABOUT SIANG RIVER

• Origin: Angsi Glacier in Kailash Ranges near Mansarovar Lake (Tibet).
• In Tibet, the river is known as the Tsangpo River. As it enters India, it becomes the Siang River.
• Major tributaries: Lohit and Dibang.
• It descends down into the plains of Assam south of Pasighat town, where it meets Dihang and Lohit and becomes the