ABK oppose public hearing on Lower Siang Project
ITANAGAR, Oct 9: Adi Baane Kebang (ABK) in an emergency executive body meeting held at Itanagar yesterday unanimously passed a resolution to strongly oppose the proposed public hearing for construction Dam over Siang River and construction of numerous Dams in various rivers within Adi inhabited areas.
It demanded the concerned authority/ State ...
DPYK conducts Art & Culture competition
PASIGHAT, Oct 2: The Donyi Polo Yelam Kebang (DPYK) Mebo Block for the first time organized an Art and Culture competition recently at the Mebo Musup.
The main attractions of the competition were Archery, Folk Dance, Modern Dance and craft competition cum exhibition etc.
Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, NCP Blok President Todol Pertin stated that...
Assam students protest against Lower Siang project
Prafulla Kaman
RUKSIN, Sep 28: About three hundred activists of Dhemaji district unit of All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) today took out a “Human-Chain” on Kemi-Oiramghat portion of NH-52 along Assam-Arunachal border, in protest against proposed construction of mega dam in Siang river.
The students’ body today came down heavily on Arunachal g...
Committee welcomes public hearing
ROING, Sep 27: The chairman of Downstream Pro-Dam Committee, in a letter submitted to the Lower Dibang Valley deputy commissioner, has welcomed the decision of the Government to hold the must awaited public hearing of 3000MW Dibang Project on October 24 and 28 next.
Repeated postponement and delay in public hearing process by some people with vested interest ha...
Siang valley cut off again
Prafulla Kaman
RUKSIN, Sep 24: Flood in Gai Nadi due to heavy rains in upper reach of Arunachal Pradesh again breached a portion of National Highway-52 near Samarajan under Dhemaji district last night snapping road communication with three Siang Valley districts.
Earlier too, flood ravaged parts of Arunachal Pradesh and a large area of Dhemaji district after surging ...