Itanagar, July 26: In a significant development, ninety-eight households in Riew village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district have given their approval for the preparation of a pre-feasibility report (PFR) for the 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).

This development follows a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Friday in Itanagar.

The signing ceremony was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, Cabinet Minister Ojing Tasing, Chief Secretary Manish Kumar Gupta, Siang Deputy Commissioner P.N. Thungon, and representatives from Riew village.

This positive reception in Riew comes shortly after over 300 households from Riga — the largest village in the area and a former stronghold of opposition — also consented to the project’s PFR earlier this month.

Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who also holds the power portfolio, lauded the development, calling it an important milestone in the government’s hydropower initiative.

He described the journey as one built on “dialogue, understanding, and mutual respect.”

It may be noted that people from several villages, under the aegis of the Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum (SIFF), had previously staged massive protests against the SUMP.

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