When the Government Stalled, the Youth Showed Up — Siji River Bridge Restored by Community Hands

When a bridge collapses in a remote foothill village, you don’t wait for a contractor. You pick up the tools yourself. That is exactly what happened in Likabali, Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Siang district, on Monday, August 3. A partially collapsed iron bridge over the Siji River near KN Resort — the only road link connecting … Read more

When the Northeast Floods, Who Listens? MPs Take the Crisis Straight to Modi’s Door

When the Northeast Floods, Who Listens? MPs Take the Crisis Straight to Modi's Door

The rivers have taken too much. And this time, the elected representatives of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland weren’t going to wait for paperwork to travel slowly through bureaucratic corridors. On July 30, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gao, and several other parliamentarians from the two northeastern states walked into Parliament and sat … Read more

The Sky Isn’t Done Yet — IMD Warns of Heavy to Very Heavy Rains Battering Arunachal Pradesh for Two More Days

The Sky Isn't Done Yet — IMD Warns of Heavy to Very Heavy Rains Battering Arunachal Pradesh for Two More Days

Arunachal Pradesh is already bleeding from the wounds of this monsoon — and the India Meteorological Department just confirmed the hits are not stopping. The IMD’s Meteorological Centre in Itanagar issued a sharp alert on July 29, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall across multiple districts of the state on July 30 and July 31. … Read more

When Roads Fail, Helicopters Don’t: Arunachal Airlifts Life to Stranded Villages in Upper Subansiri

When Roads Fail, Helicopters Don't: Arunachal Airlifts Life to Stranded Villages in Upper Subansiri

When the monsoon swallowed the roads whole, the sky became the only way in. The Arunachal Pradesh administration took to the air on Wednesday, July 22, airlifting essential relief materials to flood-battered villages in Upper Subansiri district after relentless monsoon rains tore through roads and bridges, leaving remote communities completely cut off from the outside … Read more

Over 1 Lakh Lives Upended: Arunachal Pradesh Drowns as Floods and Landslides Show No Mercy

Over 1 Lakh Lives Upended: Arunachal Pradesh Drowns as Floods and Landslides Show No Mercy

The skies over Arunachal Pradesh haven’t been kind this monsoon — and July 16 only made things worse. Fresh floods and landslides tore through five districts of the state in a single day, leaving shattered homes, broken roads, and thousands of people with nowhere to turn. Five Districts Hit in 24 Hours According to the … Read more

When the Roads Wash Away, MLA Pani Taram Flies In to See the Damage Himself

When the Roads Wash Away, MLA Pani Taram Flies In to See the Damage Himself

The floodwaters didn’t spare a single road. They didn’t spare the bridges either. And when the rains finally eased enough for anyone to move, Koloriang MLA Pani Taram didn’t wait for a report on his desk — he went up in a helicopter and then came right back down to the ground. A Disaster Hidden … Read more

Floods Swallowed Their Fields, Their Roads, and Their Future — Leparada Cries Out for Help

Floods Swallowed Their Fields, Their Roads, and Their Future — Leparada Cries Out for Help

The rains came. And when they left, they took everything with them. Leparada district in Arunachal Pradesh is picking through the wreckage of a disaster that began on June 28 when a fierce cloudburst ripped through the region, triggering flash floods that swallowed farmland, snapped roads, collapsed bridges, and left entire villages completely cut off … Read more

Floods Swallow Army Camp at India-China Border — Kurung Kumey Is Drowning

Floods Swallow Army Camp at India-China Border — Kurung Kumey Is Drowning

The monsoon has hit where it hurts most — right at the edge of India’s frontier. An Army porter camp near Darmu Pass in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district has been completely washed away by flash floods, sending alarm signals from one of the most sensitive stretches of the India-China border. The camp, located at … Read more

Villages Swallowed by Water: Nari-Koyu’s Worst Flood Crisis in Years Leaves Communities Stranded

Villages Swallowed by Water: Nari-Koyu's Worst Flood Crisis in Years Leaves Communities Stranded

The skies opened on June 28 — and by the time they closed, entire communities in Arunachal Pradesh’s Nari-Koyu region had been swallowed by floodwaters, mud, and silence. Heavy rains triggered massive floods, cloudbursts, and relentless landslides across the 36-Nari-Koyu Assembly Constituency, leaving a trail of destruction that officials say is still being fully counted. … Read more