About Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP):
- It is a proposed 11,000 MW hydropower project on the Siang River near the Geku Village in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- The Siang River is the upper course of the Brahmaputra
- It is envisioned as one of India’s largest hydropower reservoirs and as a strategic countermeasure to China’s proposed 60,000 MW super dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) in Tibet’s Medog County.
- This project aims to not only harness hydropower but also to control flooding and erosion downstream in the upper Brahmaputra basin.
- The area is primarily inhabited by the Adi Tribe, an indigenous community with a strong connection to the Siang River.
- Developers: Jointly undertaken by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO).
