Protests over proposed Siang dam turn violent in Arunachal Pradesh

Dawn reports violence broke out late Friday during protests against NHPC’s proposed 11,200-megawatt Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. The Economic Times reports that indigenous communities fear its reservoir could submerge villages and farmland; a farmers’ forum estimates more than 150,000 people could be displaced. The state government says the project would help regulate floods and counter the impact of China’s upstream dam. The chief minister says the preliminary feasibility work does not authorize construction.