More violence in Arunachal as anti-dam protests spread
Anti-dam protests in Arunachal Pradesh have escalated into violence, with demonstrators damaging property and clashing with security forces over proposed hydropower projects. Local communities fear the projects will negatively impact their land, livelihoods, and ancestral heritage.
Why it matters
The conflict underscores the tension between large-scale infrastructure development and the rights and environmental concerns of indigenous communities in India.
PASIGHAT/ITANAGAR: A 12-hour bandh against a proposed hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district turned violent Monday, with mobs damaging vehicles and NHPC equipment and wounding two security personnel as anti-dam protests spread from Siang basin to Subansiri valley, report Kangkan Kalita and Joken Ete.The latest flashpoint was Daporijo town, 220km west of Pasighat by road. NHPC equipment, a company vehicle and two police vehicles were damaged during the bandh called by All Tagin Students’ Union and other organisations against Menga dam, part of the proposed 1,605MW Subansiri Upper Hydroelectric Project. Police conducted a flag march in Daporijo and appealed for peace.Remove central forces, say protesters; depends on restoration of peace: GovernmentConstable-driver Hibu Lasha and a CRPF man were wounded.
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