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In June 2025, Assam and Meghalaya announced a 55-megawatt hydropower-cum-irrigation project on the Kulsi, a natural habitat of the endangered Gangetic dolphin, on the Assam–Meghalaya border about 80 km southwest of Guwahati. On October 8, 2026, more than 2,000 people from the Bodo, Garo, Khasi and Rabha communities gathered at Ukiam to renew their opposition to the project. The president of the Assam-Meghalaya Joint Protection Committee said the proposed 62-metre-high dam would affect 46 villages across the two States. Projects involving land in Meghalaya require no-objection certificates from the traditional chiefs, and three chiefs said they would not grant consent for this project. The Ministry of Jal Shakti says the project would irrigate about 26,000 hectares and mitigate floods; the Brahmaputra Board estimated its cost at ₹1,454.95 crore at June 2017 price levels.
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