Centre deploys 250 RAF personnel to Arunachal Pradesh amid Siang Project protests
- • The Centre has sent 250 Rapid Action Force personnel to Arunachal Pradesh after violent protests over a hydropower project.
- Protests against the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project turned violent in Pasighat, with over 40 personnel injured.
- Protesters allegedly set fire to a police station and an NHPC office, and vandalised homes of political leaders.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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