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Arunachal CM to Hear Adi Groups’ Siang Project Concerns
Arunachal Pradesh’s chief minister, Pema Khandu, has invited two Adi organisations to a meeting on October 13.
They will talk about a proposed project on the Siang river.
The groups had already shared concerns at a press conference on October 3.
Some villagers and local people worry the project could affect their land, homes, work and environment.
The project is also expected to help produce electricity and manage water.
The state government says talking with local communities is important.
The meeting will give the organisations a chance to explain their concerns directly to the chief minister.
They have been asked to send their representatives’ names ahead of time.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has called a meeting with two Adi organisations for October 13.
The meeting will discuss concerns about the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project.
The organisations are the ABK Youth Wing and the Adi Students’ Union (AdiSU Apex).
They raised concerns at a joint press conference at the Pasighat Press Club on October 3.
The project is expected to support hydropower generation and water management, while some local residents worry about effects on land, livelihoods, settlements and the environment.
- Who
- Chief Minister Pema Khandu and representatives of the ABK Youth Wing and Adi Students’ Union (AdiSU Apex).
- What
- A meeting to discuss concerns about the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project.
- Where
- The Chief Minister’s Niti Vihar office in Itanagar; the press conference was held at the Pasighat Press Club.
- When
- October 13; the concerns were raised at a press conference on October 3.
- Why
- To give the organisations an opportunity to present concerns and seek clarification about the proposed project.
Project benefits
Local concerns
Whether to advance the proposed project
Project benefits
The project is expected to support hydropower generation and water management, and is described as having strategic, economic and developmental significance.
Local concerns
Villagers and sections of local communities have raised concerns about possible effects on land, livelihoods, settlements and the environment.
Key facts
- Meeting date
- October 13
- Meeting location
- Chief Minister’s Niti Vihar office, Itanagar
- Chief minister
- Pema Khandu
- Organisations invited
- ABK Youth Wing and Adi Students’ Union (AdiSU Apex)
- Project
- Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP)
- Previous public event
- Joint press conference at the Pasighat Press Club on October 3
- Project purposes stated
- Hydropower generation and water management
Sources
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