♦ The Public Investment Board (PIB) has recently approved the Rs.26,070-crore Kamala Hydroelectric Project with an installed capacity of 1,720 MW in Arunachal Pradesh. The project represents a major step in India’s push to harness hydropower potential in the North-Eastern region, while simultaneously addressing flood moderation challenges in the Brahmaputra valley. 

♦ Arunachal Pradesh possesses nearly one-third of India’s untapped hydropower potential, owing to its mountainous terrain and perennial rivers originating in the Eastern Himalayas.

♦ The Kamala Hydroelectric Project is a large storage-based hydropower scheme proposed on the Kamala River, a major tributary of the Subansiri River, in Kamle district of Arunachal Pradesh.