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
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
A powerful alliance is forming in Arunachal Pradesh. And the state government may want to pay close attention before July 13 arrives. HRA Throws Its Weight Behind AAPSU The Human Rights of Arunachal (HRA) has come out firmly in support of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), backing their demand to scrap the state … Read more
The students’ union is not mincing words — and the state government would do well to listen. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union has thrown its full weight against a state government plan to hold a consultative meeting on whether the Kachari community of Namsai and Changlang districts should be granted Scheduled Tribe status in … Read more
