Arunachal Pradesh residents, led by Adi community groups, are protesting the proposed 11,200-MW Siang dam over displacement, land and consultation. Clashes on…
A 12-hour bandh was largely peaceful by day. In the evening police said 200 to 300 people threw stones and used tear gas; an NHPC office and police vehicles were damaged.
By 24 October police reported at least three FIRs and 15 people arrested or detained. The chief minister met legislators and Indigenous groups on 25 October.
At least 10 people were arrested from 9 October, four under the Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2014. Protests in Geku demanded their release.
Hundreds of police and paramilitary personnel were sent to two proposed dam sites to enable surveys for the pre-feasibility report; residents blocked roads.
A supreme council of Adi clans. One met in August 2025 to oppose the dam. The SIFF estimates 27 villages could be submerged.
Beijing approved a 60,000-MW lower Yarlung Tsangpo project in December 2024. India cites it for a large storage project on the Siang.
Protests against the Lower Siang project began on 10 March 2010. On 26 May the CRPF lathi-charged protesters, and two women were seriously injured.
No. The Supreme Court barred eviction of Chakmas with pending citizenship applications. It is a separate strand from the dam protests.
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