Decision on Dibang Multipurpose Project postponed

Decision on Dibang Multipurpose Project postponed

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Environment; Biodiversity

In News:

• The Forest Advisory Committee (FEC), has once again deferred (postpone) its decision on Dibang project in Arunachal Pradesh. 
• The project has been delayed for over six years because it requires diverting 1,165 hectares of forest which is rich in biodiversity.

Important value additions:

Dibang Multipurpose Project

• It is located on river Dibang, in Lower Dibang Valley District of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The project shall generate 2, 880 MW power. 
• This is the largest ever Hydro Electric Project to be constructed in India.
• The dam will be Concrete Gravity Dam. 

Forest Advisory Committee (FEC)

• It is the apex body of the Environment Ministry responsible for deciding whether forest land can be diverted for industrial projects. 

Miscellaneous 

Cyclone Amphan 

• It is a tropical cyclone formed over Bay of Bengal 
• It is likely to turn into a “super cyclonic storm. 
• It has been named by Thailand.
• West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh will be the most affected regions.