India, Jan. 9 -- The Public Investment Board on January 8 cleared an outlay of Rs 26,069.50 crore for the proposed 1,720 MW Kamala hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh, official sources said.

The storage-based hydropower project, planned on the Kamala River-a major tributary of the Subansiri-will span Kamle, Kra Daadi and Kurung Kumey districts of the state. The scheme includes a 216-metre-high concrete gravity dam, an underground powerhouse and an integrated flood moderation component, with a construction timeline of eight years.

Once commissioned, the project will generate an estimated 6,869.92 million units of renewable energy annually and support India's energy transition and the Centre's Net Zero target by 2070, sources said....