Siang dam protests: Nagaland’s SDFN expresses solidarity with Arunachal’s Adi people, opposes coercive measures

Published 08 Nov 2026, 18:17 IST

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Guwahati: The Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland (SDFN) has expressed solidarity with the Adi people and other local communities in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang valley opposing the proposed 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), calling on the state and central governments to withdraw…

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Guwahati: The Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland (SDFN) has expressed solidarity with the Adi people and other local communities in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang valley opposing the proposed 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), calling on the state and central governments to withdraw…

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The Assam Tribune Center Assam Tribune Group 07 Nov 2026, 09:22 IST

‘Time for Siang dam talks has passed’: Anti-dam activist rejects Arunachal govt offer

The engineer-turned-activist, Katon Moyong dismissed the Government’s national security argument for building the dam on the Siang river as an attempt to overcome public resistance.

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The Federal Center-Left New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd. 07 Nov 2026, 17:04 IST

Who is Katon Moyong, the ‘Abor Man’ leading the fight against Siang dam?

Moyong says the Adi community's relationship with the Siang goes back generations and argues that the river cannot be separated from its cultural identity and history

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OpIndia Right Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services Pvt. Ltd. 07 Nov 2026, 17:11 IST

Who is Katon Moyong? Anti-SUMP activist rejects Arunachal govt’s offer of talks, praises China’s dam technology and questions India’s engineering prowess

Katon Moyong, an activist opposing the proposed SUMP in Arunachal Pradesh, has rejected the state government's offer of talks.

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NE Now Center NE Now Current article 08 Nov 2026, 18:17 IST

Siang dam protests: Nagaland’s SDFN expresses solidarity with Arunachal’s Adi people, opposes coercive measures

Guwahati: The Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland (SDFN) has expressed solidarity with the Adi people and other local communities in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang valley opposing the proposed 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), calling on the state and central governments to withdraw…

Read at NE Now ↗