Itanagar, Dec. 30 -- In a significant step towards strengthening national water security and regional development, the people of Komkar village in Upper Siang district on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
The MoU extends unequivocal support for the preparation of the Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) of the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). The project was declared as one of national importance by the Government of India in 2008.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu (virtually), Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ojing Tasing, Mariyang-Geku MLA Oni Panyang, Chief Secretary Manish Kumar Gupta, and other senior government offic...