Anti-dam protests: Withdraw forces from Siang belt, demands Arunachal youth body

Villagers of Siang, East Siang and Upper Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, to be affected by the 11,500 MW Siang Upper hydroelectric project, protesting security buildup for a pre-feasibility study. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement

A tribal youth body in Arunachal Pradesh has asked the government to withdraw the Central Armed Police Forces and State Police personnel deployed to allegedly quell protests against the pre-feasibility report and related surveys for a proposed mega hydropower project.

The All Adi Youth Association condemned the situation arising out of clashes between the protestors and security personnel at various places in Siang and Upper Siang districts over the past few days.

The association’s secretary, Okut Taki, told journalists in the State’s capital, Itanagar, on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) that the “militarisation” of the Siang river belt has brought law-and-order concerns for locals.