Arunachal Siang dam protest turns violent, NHPC office torched after police crackdown

Guwahati: An angry backlash against the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh erupted into violence on Friday, with protesters reportedly setting fire to an NHPC office in Pasighat after security forces unleashed a lathicharge and fired tear gas shells to disperse demonstrators during a 12-hour bandh. Two police vehicles were also reportedly […] The post Arunachal Siang dam protest turns violent, NHPC office torched after police crackdown appeared first on Nort

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