The Siang Is Eating Their Fields — And No One Is Stopping It

The paddy is still standing. But for how long, nobody knows. In Borguli village under Mebo Sub-Division of East Siang district, farmers are watching the Siang River swallow their land — season after season, year after year. What began as riverbank erosion has now crept deep enough to threaten the Wet Rice Cultivation (WRC) fields … Read more

The Siang Is Swallowing Their Fields — And Borguli’s Farmers Are Running Out of Time

The river doesn’t ask permission. It just takes. That’s the hard truth residents of Borguli village in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district are living with every monsoon season. The Siang River — mighty, relentless, and increasingly unpredictable — has been gnawing away at farmland across several villages under Mebo Sub-Division, and locals say the situation … Read more

Mebo’s Pineapples Hit the Road: Arunachal Sends First Fruits to Sikkim in a Deal That Could Change Farmers’ Lives

Mebo's Pineapples Hit the Road: Arunachal Sends First Fruits to Sikkim in a Deal That Could Change Farmers' Lives

A loaded truck rolled out of Mebo on Wednesday, carrying something more than just pineapples and lemons — it carried the hopes of an entire farming community. On July 22, Arunachal Pradesh flagged off its first agricultural consignment from Mebo subdivision in East Siang district to Sikkim, turning a memorandum of understanding signed just weeks … Read more

Villages Pick Up Shovels — Mebo’s Green Mission Shows How Real Change Happens From the Ground Up

Villages Pick Up Shovels — Mebo's Green Mission Shows How Real Change Happens From the Ground Up

When politicians and locals show up together with saplings in hand, you know something different is going on. On Sunday, July 5, Mebo MLA Oken Tayeng didn’t just give a speech about the environment — he led one of the most visible plantation drives East Siang district has seen this season, heading deep into Ayeng … Read more