Guwahati, Nov. 4 -- Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk has urged President Droupadi Murmu to intervene in the "disturbing situation" unfolding in Arunachal Pradesh's Siang valley and protect the rights of indigenous communities, particularly the Adi people, who are opposing the proposed 11.2 gigawatt (GW) Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).

In a letter to the President on Tuesday, Wangchuk drew parallels between the resistance to the project in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh's demand for constitutional safeguards, saying indigenous communities are concerned about protecting environment and ecology, ancestral lands and cultural identity.

"For years, our people have been peacefully demanding constitutional safeguards under the Sixth...