Guwahati, Feb. 20 -- Tempers flared amidst the appointment of two non-Arunachalis as junior engineers in power and engineering departments under the Pare Hydro Electricpower Project (PHEP).

The Pare Project Land Affected Welfare Committee (PPLAWC) has raised objections over the appointments.

The committee expressed dissatisfaction with the appointments and sighted the lack of vacancy advertisements in national newspapers and the lack of consultation with local communities affected by the project.

Moreover, the PPLAWC questioned the logic of hiring people from outside the state and said that there are lots of unemployed engineering graduates in the state.

This decision of NEEPCO has left tribals in Arunachal Pradesh upset.

PPLAWC asse...