Arunachal forum raises mega dam issues, submits memo to UN
ITANAGAR, March 30 -- The Siang Indigenous Farmer's Forum (SIFF), which has been spearheading the anti-mega dam movement in Siang valley, raised the issue of the proposed 10000 MW dam over Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh in the recently held UN South Asia Business and Human Rights Forum in Nepal capital Kathmandu.
In a representation to the Forum, the SIFF sought 'suggestions, guidance and inference in the matter so that the damages to the people can be averted with amicable discussion with the government.'
The forum said that it has been fighting collectively against the construction of the dam since 2013, when the MoUs were signed by the Arunachal Pradesh government.
"Since then we have been targeted, our members were harassed and t...
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