Villagers launch protest against deployment of CAPF for SUMP

Arunachal: Villagers in Upper Siang Intensify Protests Against SUMP

YINGKIONG – Thousands of indigenous villagers in Siang and Upper Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh staged their sixth major protest on Friday, May 23, 2025, in Begging, opposing the proposed 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) and the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to facilitate its pre-feasibility report (PFR) survey. The demonstration, led by the Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum (SIFF), underscores escalating …

Villagers launch protest against deployment of CAPF for SUMP

ITANAGAR, 23 May: The families in Siang and Upper Siang districts who would be affected by the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) launched a protest on Friday in Begging village in Siang district against the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), who have been deployed in the region to […]