{"id":373349,"date":"2026-10-08T13:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373349"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:41:33","slug":"siang-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/siang-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Siang River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Protests against surveys for a proposed mega hydropower project in Siang and Upper Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh sparked clashes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Siang River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373405\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-373405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=300%2C148&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Siang River\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=300%2C148&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C504&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=768%2C378&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-IE-1.jpg?w=1391&amp;ssl=1 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>indigenous Adi language<\/strong>, <strong>Si<\/strong> means <strong>water<\/strong> and <strong>Ang<\/strong> means <strong>heart &#8211;<\/strong>translating to the <strong>&#8220;water of the river&#8217;s heart&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> The <strong>Siang river<\/strong> begins as the <strong>Yarlung Tsangpo <\/strong>from glaciers in<strong> Tibet<\/strong>, near <strong>Mount Kailash.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Entry into India:<\/strong> It <strong>enters Arunachal Pradesh<\/strong> near <strong>Gelling and Tuting<\/strong> in <strong>Upper Siang district.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Indian Name:<\/strong> After entering <strong>Arunachal Pradesh, <\/strong>the river is known as the<strong> Siang.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Confluence:<\/strong> It joins the<strong> Dibang and Lohit rivers at Sadiya<\/strong> in <strong>Assam<\/strong> to <strong>form the Brahmaputra.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries:<\/strong> Its key tributaries include<strong> Siyom, Yamne, Simang, and Yargyap Chu.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP): <\/strong>The<strong> Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP)<\/strong> is a planned <strong>mega-hydroelectric and flood-control project.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is planned near<strong> Geku village in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity:<\/strong> It has an installed capacity of<strong> 11,000\u201311,200 MW.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reservoir:<\/strong> It will have a <strong>280\u2013300 m high <\/strong>structure and an estimated reservoir volume of <strong>9 billion cubic metres.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Protests against surveys for a proposed mega hydropower project in Siang and Upper Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh sparked clashes. About Siang River In the indigenous Adi language, Si means water and Ang means heart &#8211;translating to the &#8220;water of the river&#8217;s heart&#8221;. 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