Students Body Asks Jairam Ramesh To Reconsider Setting Up Of Hydro Projects

Out of the 137 MoUs signed for setting up of hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh, 35 are in Adi dominated eastern region of the state comprising East Siang, West Siang, Upper Siang and some portions of Lower Dibang valley district with an installed capacity of 20,066 mw, Adi Students' Union (AdiSU) sources said today.

The Union minister cancelled his proposed trip to Pasighat yesterday following inclement weather. A delegation of the AdiSU called on Ramesh on Friday and submitted a memorandum on the hydroelectric projects in Arunachal Pradesh. Read the full report here.

Source: DNA, Thiruvananthapuram.