The Centre has deployed two Rapid Action Force companies comprising around 250 CRPF personnel to Arunachal Pradesh following violent protests against the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. A mob torched an NHPC office and a police station in Pasighat, injuring over 40 police personnel. The project, seen as a strategic counter to China’s mega dam, faces opposition from indigenous tribes fearing displacement and submergence of villages.
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