Kalai-II hydro project: Anjaw to resume land survey from Nov 16

The Anjaw district administration in Arunachal Pradesh will resume the survey of land and other assets being acquired for the 1,200 MW Kalai-II Hydroelectric Project from Monday, November 16, an official said on Wednesday.

The fresh round, ordered by Anjaw Deputy Commissioner Millo Kojin, is meant to finish assessing land and properties that were missed during the previous exercise in Hawai circle, according to reports carried by the Hindustan Times and ThePrint.

Where the survey will run

The order says the survey will cover the stretch from Samdul village, including the area that will be submerged by the project, up to the Chunyu Bridge Point.

It continues an earlier order issued by the Deputy Commissioner's office on June 19, 2026, under which the first round of assessment was carried out.

Landowners, stakeholders and project-affected families have been asked to be present at their plots and properties when the survey team arrives, so that their land and assets can be recorded correctly.

Police support, village heads told to spread the word

The Deputy Commissioner has directed the Superintendent of Police to deploy personnel to assist the survey teams. The General Manager of THDC India Limited at Namsai has been asked to take the necessary steps on the developer's side.

Gaon buras, gram panchayat chairpersons and gram panchayat members of the 33 villages affected by the project have been told to inform residents and to remain in their areas during the exercise. The Hawai North zilla parishad member, members of the Hawai Board and representatives of the Kalai-II project-affected families' association have also been informed, the reports said.

About the project

The Kalai-II project is planned on the Lohit, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra, in Anjaw district on the eastern edge of Arunachal Pradesh. It is designed to produce about 4,852.95 million units of electricity a year.

The project is being developed through a joint venture between the central public sector undertaking THDC India Limited and the Arunachal Pradesh government. The Union Cabinet cleared the investment proposal for its construction in April this year.

Large hydropower projects in Arunachal have drawn questions from local communities over land, compensation, livelihoods and the impact on rivers and forests. An environmental public hearing for Kalai-II was held in Anjaw in August 2025.

How many families and how much land will be covered in the resumed survey has not been stated. NEInsider will update this story as the exercise progresses.