Tue, 3 Nov, 2026|Arunachal Pradesh’s Digital News Portal

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

Rights Group Stands With Siang Communities: “Protect Our Ancestral Land”

Rights Group Stands With Siang Communities: “Protect Our Ancestral Land”

A human rights organisation has done something that rarely happens in Arunachal Pradesh’s development debates — it has openly sided with the people over the project. The Human Rights of Arunachal (HRA) on Thursday threw its weight behind the ongoing protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), calling on the state government to … Read more