Itanagar, July 29 -- Residents of six villages in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Siang district - Gengi, Siberite, Tango, Ditten, Ossumpuri, and Durpai - staged a dharna on Monday opposing the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd (NHPC)'s attempt to seek clearance from the National Dam Safety Authority for commissioning three units (250 MW each) of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP) at Gerukamukh.

The protestors demanded that no clearance be granted until key issues related to land acquisition and compensation under the state's Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Policy, 2008 are addressed. They accused NHPC of violating the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed with the Arunachal Pradesh government.

The ...