The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of 2,880 MW Dibang Multipurpose Hydropower Project of NHPC Limited in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- To be built at a cost of more than Rs. 31,875 crores, the Dibang project will be the highest dam structure in the country.
- It will generate electricity, help in flood moderation and lead to employment opportunities and socioeconomic development in the region.
- The 2,880 MW Dibang Multipurpose project would come up near Munli village in Lower Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh.
- The project will have a 278-metres-high dam, which would be the highest Concrete-Gravity Dam of India.
- The Dam is planned to be constructed with Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) technique and it will be the highest RCC Dam of the World.
- The Dibang Dam aims to place a peak of more than 5 lakh cubic metres of concrete in one month, which will be the first in the world.
