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

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“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

CM Pema Khandu Says ‘Nothing Forceful’ on SUMP — But the Siang Valley Isn’t Fully Convinced Yet

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CM Pema Khandu Says ‘Nothing Forceful’ on SUMP — But the Siang Valley Isn’t Fully Convinced Yet

When a Chief Minister has to publicly say “nothing is being forced,” you already know the situation is tense. That’s exactly where Arunachal Pradesh stands right now over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project — a massive hydropower initiative that has split communities in the Upper Siang region right down the middle. Chief Minister Pema … Read more