Guwahati, May 31 -- Thirty rights organisations from across India have urged the Arunachal Pradesh government to immediately stop all activities related to the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) and withdraw Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed in the Siang region.

These groups extended their full support to the Siang Indigenous Farmers' Forum (SIFF), which has led widespread protests against the nearly 12,000 MW hydropower project on the Siang River.

Earlier this week, tensions flared in Beging village in Siang district after the state government deployed CAPF personnel to conduct a pre-feasibility survey for the dam.

In response, angry villagers set fire to a hanging bridge to block the entry of security forces i...