Guwahati, June 9 -- Raga MLA Rotom Tebin of Arunachal Pradesh, on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Chief Secretary Manish Gupta on behalf of the people of Dollungmukh, demanding an immediate halt to bombing activities by the Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Dolum firing range.

Accompanied by panchayat leaders and senior citizens from Dollungmukh subdivision, the MLA met with Gupta during his two-day visit to oversee the final preparations for commissioning the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project.

The memorandum described the ongoing bombing as "illegal and hazardous to the civilian population" and called for the Arunachal Pradesh government to intervene with the IAF to negotiate a conditional two-year extension of the firing ran...