‘Ticking Water Bomb, Bigger Than Military Threat’: Arunachal CM On China’s Mega Dam Project

Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 16:29 IST

Khandu emphasizes the dam's danger over military threats in an interview with a leading news agency.

Chief Minister Pema Khandu during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi. (IMAGE: PTI)

China’s mega dam being built near the Arunachal Pradesh border will be a ticking “water bomb", an existential threat and a bigger issue than anything else apart from the military threat, the state’s Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said while speaking to the news agency PTI.

“The issue is that China cannot be trusted. No one knows what they might do," said Khandu in the interview at PTI headquarters.

“Setting aside the military threat from China, it seems to me that this is a far bigger issue than anything else. It is going to cause an existential threat to our tribes and our livelihoods. It is quite serious because China could even use this as a sort of ‘water bomb’," Khandu was quoted as saying by PTI.

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