{"id":64951,"date":"2025-09-24T14:50:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64951"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:20:52","slug":"subansiri-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/subansiri-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Subansiri River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Subansiri River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An expert panel of the Union Environment Ministry has recommended environmental clearance for the 2,220 MW Oju hydroelectric project proposed on the Subansiri river in Taksing near the China border.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Subansiri River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Trans-Himalayan river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> originating from the western part of Mount<\/span><b> Porom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (5059 m) in the Tibetan Himalaya. (<\/span><b>Kangig glacier range in Tibet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also called the <\/span><b>Gold River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Subansiri River is famous for its gold dust.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It enters into the plains of Assam through a <\/span><b>gorge near Gerukamukh.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the right-bank <\/span><b>tributary of the Brahmaputra.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It joins the Brahmaputra River in the Lakhimpur district of Assam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Tributaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Major tributaries of the river are Laro, Nye, Yume, Tsari, Kamla, Jiyadhol, <\/span><b>Ranganadi and Dikrong<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Course:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It originates from the Himalayas in China and flows towards the east and southeast into India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows through <\/span><b>Assam, Arunachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Oju Hydroelectric Project<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is proposed on the <\/span><b>Subansiri river <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Upper Subansiri district, <\/span><b>Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be developed by <\/span><b>Oju Subansiri Hydro Power Corporation Pvt Ltd.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main power plant will have a capacity of 2,100 MW while the dam-toe plant will have a capacity of 120MW.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/expert-committee-nod-for-2200-mw-oju-hydel-project-near-china-border-10267650\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subansiri River is a Trans-Himalayan river originating from the western part of Mount Porom (5059 m) in the Tibetan Himalaya. 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