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“Scrap It Now”: Adi Community Draws a Hard Line Against the 11,000 MW Siang Dam

“Scrap It Now”: Adi Community Draws a Hard Line Against the 11,000 MW Siang Dam

They’ve had enough. The Adi Bane Kebang-United (ABK-U), the apex body of the Adi community in Arunachal Pradesh, has made its position crystal clear — the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) must go. Not be reviewed. Not be paused. Gone. At a press conference held at the Arunachal Press Club in Itanagar on Tuesday, … Read more

Khandu’s Ultimatum: Back the Siang Dam or Face Action — But Opposition Isn’t Backing Down

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The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project has long been a powder keg in Arunachal Pradesh. On Monday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu lit a match. Amid mounting resistance from indigenous communities against pre-feasibility report (PFR) activities for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), Khandu convened a high-stakes consultative meeting in Itanagar — pulling in hundreds of … Read more