"DC lodges complaint against anti-dam advocate Ebo Mili", 27 May 2025

Siang Deputy Commissioner PN Thungon has lodged a complaint at the Boleng police station in Siang district against anti-mega dam and human rights advocate Ebo Mili...

Thungon stated that Mili led a 'mob' of 80 to 90 individuals under the banner of the Siang Indigenous Farmers' Forum at the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) site in Begging, Siang district, to protest against the SUMP...

Thungon appealed to the Boleng police station to take action in accordance with the relevant sections of the law against Mili...

This latest development follows the state government's deployment of central armed personnel to facilitate a pre-feasibility study for the proposed 11,000 mw SUMP...

Many villagers in both Siang and Upper Siang districts have opposed the deployment of armed forces in the area...

Mili, a vocal critic of the state government's policies on mega projects, has already been detained twice