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Upper Siang SUMP Protests Escalate During Khandu Visit as Road Blockades, Clashes Disrupt Movement

Upper Siang SUMP Protests Escalate During Khandu Visit as Road Blockades, Clashes Disrupt Movement

YINGKIONG, September 30, 2026: Protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) intensified across Upper Siang district on Wednesday as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu visited Yingkiong amid continuing opposition to the government’s proposed Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) process. The Chief Minister’s two-day visit to Siang and Upper Siang districts coincided with strikes, road … Read more

“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