No final decision on SUMP; public concerns will be heard: Khandu

Itanagar, Nov 2 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday assured the people of the Siang and Upper Siang districts, particularly the Adi community, that no decision on the construction of the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) will be taken without detailed public consultation and consent, reiterating that the project is currently only at the pre-feasibility report (PFR) stage. In a detailed statement addressed to the people of the Siang region, Khandu said he understood the concerns and apprehensions surrounding the proposed project, particularly its possible implications for ancestral land, homes, livelihoods and the Siang River, revered…