Guwahati: A long-distance protest march against the 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project hit Assam’s Lakhimpur district this week. The group is moving toward Itanagar. Led by the Adi Galo Welfare Society, the marchers set out from Geku village in the Upper Siang district on November 4.
They have walked roughly 400 kilometers so far. The trek aims to stop a mega hydropower project on the Siang river. The path has already snaked through Ruksin and Rani to gather local support. Demonstrators claim the project carries high environmental and social costs.
The group wants the government to release activists detained during earlier protests. They also demand a full stop to all pre-feasibility reporting and a drawdown of security forces from the project zones. AGWS president Geyi Bagra said, "people in the Siang belt were concerned over the alleged imposition of the PFR process and the arrest of those protesting against the proposed project." The march continues as participants press officials to address their ongoing grievances.
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