The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), proposed in Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, is set to be India’s largest hydropower dam — a nearly 11,000 MW structure conceived to regulate the flow of the Siang River, which becomes the Brahmaputra downstream in Assam. It is also one of the most intriguing questions facing the […]
Author Archives: Pooja Gupta
Pooja Gupta is a climate adaptation, resilience and energy transition professional working at the intersection of climate change, community knowledge systems and environmental governance. Her work spans climate resilience, energy transition, hydropower, just transition, mining, disaster risk and community livelihoods. She has been associated with the National Foundation for India and has contributed to research and policy work on coal transition and sustainable development.