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India’s largest dam planned to counter China faces Indigenous revolt

India’s largest dam planned to counter China faces Indigenous revolt

India’s largest dam planned to counter China faces Indigenous revolt

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The Indigenous people of India’s remote eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting a massive dam planned to counter China’s colossal upstream hydropower project. They tell Al Jazeera the mega dam threatens their ancestral lands, culture and livelihoods.

Published On 1 Nov 2026

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