A post about protests against Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang Dam project was amplified to lie masses by Surya Yadav, who identifies as a journalist with Global Times Hindi. X lists his account’s location as Saudi Arabia.
The visuals also appear to mirror posts by Vanaanchal Portal and wildlife analyst Avijan Saha.
The project is intended to boost hydropower, help manage floods and support water security. Local concerns deserve a hearing but who benefits when misinformation fuels public anger instead of informed debate?
Some day's before one Arunachal Anti-Dam activist Bhanu Tatak booked by CВІ under FCRA for alleged 17.6 Lakh foreign funding.
Arunachal Pradesh’s proposed 11,200 MW Siang Dam faces fierce opposition from Indigenous Adi communities over displacement and ecological destruction.
Protests on October 23–24 led to clashes, four women hospitalised after tear gas use, and an NHPC office and vehicles torched in Pasighat.
27 villages could be affected, with protesters demanding a halt to surveys and the release of detained activists.
While the government cites China’s hydropower plans in Tibet, locals fear losing ancestral lands, livelihoods and cultural heritage.