Surya Yadav(@suryaupse):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.

2026.10.25 08:17

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.