𝗗𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀.

The Dibang Multipurpose Hydro Project Downstream Affected Area Committee (DMHPDAAC) has accused the government of failing to implement critical downstream protection measures, despite a sanctioned budget of ₹154 crore.

The committee has set an August 24 deadline for work to begin, cautioning that any further delay will trigger a “massive democratic movement” across the region.

In a parallel move, the Uttama Bor Abor Sanrakshana Sanrachana (UBSS), one of Arunachal’s few public charitable trusts, is preparing to challenge in court what it calls the “unfair exclusion” of downstream residents from the official list of project-affected communities. UBSS has also urged the influential Adi Baane Kebang (ABK) to honour its pledge made at the Parbuk Kebang to spearhead united democratic action. The trust has warned that failure to do so will prompt it to campaign for ABK’s derecognition in the Dibang belt.

Both DMHPDAAC and UBSS have written to the Deputy Commissioner, the ABK, and the head of the project office, expressing public frustration and demanding urgent intervention.

With the August 24 deadline approaching, the Dibang project faces the prospect of simultaneous street protests and courtroom battles — a confrontation that could redefine the future of one of India’s largest hydropower projects.