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Assam gets new hydro project in elephant area

The New Indian Express Vellore

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February 23, 2026

A Union government-appointed committee has given the go-ahead for the diversion of 442 hectares of forest land for a 1500 MW closed-loop pumped storage project in Assam.

- JITENDRA CHOUBEY @New Delhi

The ₹27273.23-crore project shares its boundary with an elephant reserve in Karbi Anglong district and will result in the submergence of 352 hectares, impacting over 1,100 people in the region.

A closed-loop pumped storage project is a type of hydroelectric energy storage system where the upper and lower reservoirs are not directly connected to rivers or lakes. Water is recycled between these reservoirs, operating as ‘off-river’ or ‘water batteries’. The project is located in the villages of Lipgaon and Pankumar in Karbi Anglong and is being developed by the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited.

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