{"id":268807,"date":"2023-11-10T19:37:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=268807"},"modified":"2023-11-10T20:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:37:40","slug":"subansiri-lower-hydroelectric-project-how-ignored-landslide-warnings-led-to-subansiri-running-dry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/subansiri-lower-hydroelectric-project-how-ignored-landslide-warnings-led-to-subansiri-running-dry\/","title":{"rendered":"Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project: How ignored landslide warnings led to Subansiri running dry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201c<\/b>Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project<\/b>: How ignored landslide warnings led to Subansiri running dry\u201d <\/b>published in \u201c<\/span>Indian Express\u201d on 10th November 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project has experienced a setback due to a landslide that blocked the only operational diversion tunnel. This obstruction halted the flow of water downstream, impacting the Subansiri River.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project?<\/h2>\n
\"Subansiri
Source: MapsofWorld<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is it<\/b><\/td>\nIt is an under construction gravity dam on the Subansiri River\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone-masonry. It is designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material to resist the horizontal pressure of water pushing against it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Located in<\/b><\/td>\nArunachal Pradesh and Assam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Executed by<\/b><\/td>\nNational Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significance<\/b><\/td>\nOnce completed, it <\/span>will be the largest hydroelectric project in India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Where is the Subansiri River?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tributary of\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nBrahmaputra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Originates in<\/b><\/td>\nTibet Plateau and enters India through Miri hills in Arunachal Pradesh.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Known as<\/b><\/td>\nGold River<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Passes through which Indian states<\/b><\/td>\nArunachal Pradesh and Assam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significance<\/b><\/td>\nIt is the largest tributary of Brahmaputra River.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Source: The post is based on the article \u201cSubansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project: How ignored landslide warnings led to Subansiri running dry\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 10th November 2023 Why in the News? The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project has experienced a setback due to a landslide that blocked the only operational diversion tunnel. This obstruction… Continue reading Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project: How ignored landslide warnings led to Subansiri running dry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11209,1],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-268807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":12,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1699650627},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}