Landslide Damages 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project, Affecting River Flow at Assam-Arunachal Pradesh Border

The 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project, which is currently under construction at border of #Assam and #ArunachalPradesh, was partially damaged by a landslide, which also impacted Subansiri River’s downstream flow, officials said.

A senior NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) official said, “One of the five diversion tunnels that was in use, diversion tunnel number 1, was blocked by a landslide on Friday at around 11:30 a.m.”