Overview

• Approved in December 2024, the 60,000 MW Medog Hydropower Project is under construction in seismically active Medog County
• Geologist Dr. Jogendranath Sharma warned that dam-induced “hungry water” could accelerate riverbank erosion, harm groundwater systems, alter monsoon patterns and threaten the livelihoods of more than 2 million fishermen
• Sharma cautioned that an earthquake-triggered collapse could unleash flood waves comparable to the 1950 Assam disaster
• He urged India and China to conduct a comprehensive joint environmental impact assessment before further construction proceeds
• India’s 11,000 MW Siang project on the Brahmaputra faces opposition from the Siang Indigenous Farmers Forum over ecological damage and indigenous rights