PoliticsPhoto: Mongabay IndiaAssembly Ban Imposed in Upper Siang Amid SUMP Protests
On October 11, Upper Siang district administration banned assemblies of five or more people amid growing protests against the 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). Earlier, four protesters were detained under Arunachal Pradesh's UAPA. The dam project, opposed by residents of Siang, Upper Siang, and East Siang districts, will submerge 27 villages including Yingkiong. Civil groups demanded the release of arrested protesters and condemned police actions.
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