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Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: India–China Dam Race Explained | Siang River & Medog Dam | UPSC Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) | India–China Dam Race | Siang River | UPSC Current Affairs The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) is an important development in the context of India’s river-water management, hydropower potential and strategic concerns along the India–China border. In this UPSC-focused video, we cover: • Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) • Siang River and its geographical significance • India–China dam race • China’s Medog Hydropower Station • Angsi Glacier and transboundary river concerns • Brahmaputra/Yarlung Tsangpo river system • Strategic importance of Arunachal Pradesh • Hydropower and water security • Project-affected families and rehabilitation • Compensation and land & property assessment • Special development package for Siang and Upper Siang districts • India’s approach to transboundary river management UPSC Relevance: Prelims – Geography, Environment & Places in News GS Paper 2 – India–China Relations GS Paper 3 – Infrastructure, Energy & Water Security Key terms: Siang River | Brahmaputra | Yarlung Tsangpo | Medog Hydropower Station | Arunachal Pradesh | Transboundary Rivers | Hydropower #SiangUpperMultipurposeProject #SUMP #SiangRiver #Brahmaputra #IndiaChina #MedogDam #Hydropower #WaterSecurity #ArunachalPradesh #TransboundaryRivers #UPSCPrelims #UPSCGS2 #UPSCGS3 #UPSC2027 #UPSCCurrentAffairs Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, SUMP UPSC, Siang Upper Multipurpose Project UPSC, Siang River UPSC, Siang River project, India China dam race, India China dam race UPSC, Medog hydropower station, Medog dam China, Brahmaputra river UPSC, Yarlung Tsangpo UPSC, Angsi Glacier, Arunachal Pradesh current affairs, transboundary rivers UPSC, India China relations UPSC, water security UPSC, hydropower India, hydropower projects UPSC, river water dispute UPSC, geography current affairs UPSC, places in news UPSC, UPSC prelims 2027, UPSC current affairs 2026, GS2 India China, GS3 infrastructure UPSC, UPSC preparation