Sirang, Aug. 24 -- Community support for the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in Arunachal Pradesh has been steadily growing, with a fresh wave of village-level MoUs reflecting confidence in the project's potential to protect lives, livelihoods and the future of the region.

The latest to join were the residents of Begging village in Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, where over 85 per cent of households pledged their support for the preparation of the project's PFR. This comes close on the heels of similar endorsements from Riga and Riew villages, pointing to a rising sense of ownership among communities in the Siang belt.

This comes on the back of sustained consultative efforts by the Arunachal Pradesh government to create awa...