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{{Infobox river|name=Dibang river|image=|source1_coordinates={{coord|28.7807|95.8603}}|mouth_coordinates={{coord|27.8012|95.5173}}|river_system=Brahmaputra River|mouth_location=[[Sadiya]], Assam|tributaries_left=Emra, Anelih|tributaries_right=Tangon, Angolin, Amli|mouth=Lohit River|name_native=Sikang, Talon|length=|length_metric=223|basin_size=13,933 sq km|discharge1_location=Kobo Chapori (into the Brahmaputra)|name_native_lang=Idu Mishmi language|source1=Dri|source2=Tangon|pushpin_map=India Arunachal Pradesh#India|map=Dibang river.png|map_size=260px}}

'''Dibang River''', also known as '''Sikang''' by the [[Adi people|Adi]] and '''Talo''' in [[Idu Mishmi language|Idu]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Pisharoty|first=Sangeeta Barooah|date=22 July 2019|title=Explainer {{!}} The Controversy Surrounding Dibang Dam, India's Largest Hydropower Project|url=https://thewire.in/government/dibang-dam-arunachal-pradesh-hydropower-project|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-16|website=The Wire}}</ref> is an upstream [[Tributary|tributary river]] of the [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]] that originates and flows through the [[Mishmi Hills]] from the state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Nyingchi Prefecture]] in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]].<ref name=":1">R. S. Envirolink Technologies (July 2016). [http://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CIA_CCS_Dibangbasin.pdf ''Cumulative Impact & Carrying Capacity Study of Dibang Sub Basin on Brahmaputra River Valley.''] Volume I. Prepared for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Accessed on 16 June 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210616141926/http://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CIA_CCS_Dibangbasin.pdf Archived] on 16 June 2021.</ref>

== Course==
[[File:Dibang valley (7453899412).jpg|thumb|Dibang river valley|325x325px]]
The Dibang originates near [[Keya Pass|Keya pass]] on the [[McMahon Line|Indo-Chinese border]] in the [[Upper Dibang Valley district]] of Arunachal Pradesh. The [[drainage basin]] of the river within Arunachal Pradesh covers the districts of Upper Dibang Valley and [[Lower Dibang Valley district|Lower Dibang Valley]].<ref name="themishmis">{{cite web|title=Damming Dibang River: Mishmi's resistance against 3000 MW Dibang Multipurpose Project|url=http://www.themishmis.com/index.php/resources/paper/80-damming-dibang-river-idu-mishmi-s-resistance-against-3000-mw-dibang-multipurpose-project.html|accessdate=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207230014/http://themishmis.com/index.php/resources/paper/80-damming-dibang-river-idu-mishmi-s-resistance-against-3000-mw-dibang-multipurpose-project.html|archive-date=7 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Mishmi Hills]] lie in the upper course of the Dibang which enters the plains at Bomjir, Dambuk etc.

Between Bomjir (Nizamghat) and [[Sadiya]] the Dibang has a steep river gradient and exhibits [[braided channel]] morphology, with its width varying from {{convert|4|to|9|km|mi|0}}. It often changes its course, resulting in flooding and destruction of cultivable land and forests along its banks.<ref name="apspcb">{{cite web|title=Dibang Multipurpose Project - Chapter-4: Water Resources|url=http://apspcb.org.in/pdf/dt.%2022-09-11/EIA%20EMP%20Report%20Dibang%20Multipurpose%20Project%20(3000%20MW)/Additional%20Study/Chapter-4%20Water%20Resources.pdf|publisher=WAPCOS Limited|accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref> The Dibang, with a total length of {{convert|195|km|mi}}, enters the [[River Lohit]] north of the [[Dibru-Saikhowa National Park|Dibru-Saikhowa sanctuary]] near the Assamese town of Sadiya.<ref>{{cite web|title=Restoration Proposal for Dibang & Lohit Rivers|url=http://isikkim.com/2012-02-restoration-proposal-for-dibang-lohit-rivers-07-6/|accessdate=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317234656/http://isikkim.com/2012-02-restoration-proposal-for-dibang-lohit-rivers-07-6/|archive-date=17 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dibang sub basin of Brahmaputra Basin|url=http://www.nih.ernet.in/rbis/basin%20maps/brahmaputra_barak/Dibang.htm|publisher=National Institute of Hydrology|accessdate=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801184529/http://nih.ernet.in/rbis/basin%20maps/brahmaputra_barak/Dibang.htm|archive-date=1 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Tributaries ==
The Sisar, Mathun, Tangon, Dri, Ithun and [[Emra River|Emra]] are the major tributaries of the Dibang. The Dibang is also joined by a number of tributaries such as the Airi, Ilu, Imu, Ahi, Ashu, Epipani and Eze (Deopani) rivers during its course. Most of these rivers join it in the upper course in the hills thus giving it a wide fan shaped [[Catchment basin|catchment region]].<ref name="themishmis" /><ref name="apspcb" />

== Hydro projects ==
As of 2016 there were 18 hydro-electric projects at different stages of proposal and planning in the Dibang basin.<ref name=":1" />

In 2008, [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] laid the foundation stone for a 3000 MW dam as part of the Dibang Multipurpose Project the district of Lower Dibang Valley. Seventeen other dams with power potential between 20 and 4500 MW have also been proposed for the Dibang. The proposed Dibang dam, at {{convert|288|m|ft}}, on completion would be among the largest dams in India and among the world's tallest gravity dams has since run into opposition from the [[Adi people|Adi]], [[Mishmi people|Idu]] and the [[Assamese people|Assamese]] who live downstream of the project.<ref name="themishmis" /><ref>{{cite journal|title=Disquiet in Dibang|journal=Down to Earth|date=15 May 2008|url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/4539|accessdate=14 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Protests against public hearing on Dibang dam|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar0513/state05|accessdate=14 September 2013|newspaper=The Assam Tribune|date=5 March 2013}}</ref>

On 18 July 2019, the Prime Minister chaired Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave the greenlight to continue with the Dibang hydropower project.<ref name=":0" /> The renewal has been backed by the electricity the project has the capacity to generate, help with flood control in the region and as a control measure against Chinese hydro projects.<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==

* [[Dibang River Bridge]]
*[[Dibang Dam]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

[[Category:Tributaries of the Brahmaputra River]]
[[Category:Rivers of Assam]]
[[Category:Rivers of Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]
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