[Assam] Breakage at the Subansiri Dam

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Breakage at the Subansiri
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The cofferdam of the 2000 MW Subansiri Hydropower Project has breakage at
around 11.30 AM this morning. Due to this, water level at the Subansiri
riverbed has risen and washed away some of the small huts from the bank of
the river. More than 100 villages are affected in the downstream of the
river. Panigaon is the worst effected area. There is no news of any casualty
so far. Due to continuous rains and disrupted communication, no news of the
actual situation of that area is available as of now.

National Hydropower Corporation (NHPC) is responsible for the construction
of the dam.

Peoples Movement for Subansiri Brahmaputra Valley (PMSBV) has already
predicted about today's incident some time back, which becoame true morning.

Details awaited.

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