The Siang Is Eating Their Fields — And Nobody’s Stopped It Yet

Every monsoon, the Siang River takes a little more. This year, it took a lot. A Threat That Comes Every Year Without Fail Officials from the district administration and the Water Resources Department arrived at Borguli village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Mebo Sub-Division on August 3 to see the damage for themselves. What they found wasn’t … Read more

Centre Throws Arunachal a Lifeline: Rs 44.55 Crore Released as Floods Batter the State

Centre Throws Arunachal a Lifeline: Rs 44.55 Crore Released as Floods Batter the State

When rivers rise and roads wash away, money matters. And this time, it came fast. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday publicly thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah after the Central government approved the advance release of Rs 44.55 crore under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for … 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

Northeast Under Siege: Fresh Floods Swamp Arunachal, Assam Death Toll Climbs to 11, Trains Grind to a Halt

Northeast Under Siege: Fresh Floods Swamp Arunachal, Assam Death Toll Climbs to 11, Trains Grind to a Halt

The rivers don’t send warnings. They just rise — and right now, they’re rising faster than help can reach. ‘The Hills Are Sinking’ — Arunachal Battered Again Five districts of Arunachal Pradesh woke up to fresh flooding in the last 24 hours, barely recovering from the previous wave of destruction. According to the State Emergency … Read more

When the Waters Rise, One Man Stepped Up: Ha Tatu’s Rs 1 Lakh Gesture for Flood-Hit Nari Koyu

When the Waters Rise, One Man Stepped Up: Ha Tatu's Rs 1 Lakh Gesture for Flood-Hit Nari Koyu

While many watched from a distance, Arunachal entrepreneur Ha Tatu opened his wallet — and his heart — for the flood-ravaged families of Nari Koyu. A Region Under Water The monsoon has been brutal this year in Lower Siang district. Floods and landslides tore through Upper Ramle Banggo, leaving homes damaged, roads broken, and livelihoods … Read more

When Flood Waters Rise, Communities Don’t Wait — Chakma Organisations Pool Rs 72,751 for Arunachal’s Flood Victims

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Students, traders, daily wage workers, even senior citizens — all reached into their pockets. That’s the kind of story Arunachal Pradesh needs right now. Solidarity from Diyun Circle With floodwaters still battering parts of Arunachal Pradesh, the Chakma community didn’t sit on the sidelines. The All India Chakma Students’ Union (AICSU), joined by the Arunachal … Read more

Kharsang Under Water: Arunachal’s Villages Drown as Rivers Burst Their Banks

Kharsang Under Water: Arunachal's Villages Drown as Rivers Burst Their Banks

The rains didn’t just fall — they unleashed something far worse. Kharsang, a quiet circle in Changlang district’s Miao subdivision, is now fighting one of its worst flood crises in recent memory, with the Noa-Dehing and Buri Dihing rivers both surging well above danger levels and showing no signs of retreating. Villages Swallowed, Families Left … 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