SUMP: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s Opinion

• SUMP, estimated to cost ₹1.13 lakh crore, is not just for electricity generation but also to maintain the natural flow of the Siang river.

• Khandu’s remarks come after China approved the construction of the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet.

• The dam is to be built at a gorge where the Brahmaputra river turns into Arunachal Pradesh and then to Bangladesh.

• Khandu aims to save the Siang river and its communities, despite opposition from locals.

• He warns of severe consequences if China’s project moves ahead without safeguards.