Itanagar, Oct. 26 -- Prominent anti-dam activist and advocate Ebo Mili and fellow activist Otul Jerang, who are currently Pasighat police custody in Arunachal Pradesh, have reportedly begun a hunger strike amid escalating tensions over the proposed 11.2-gigawatt (GW) Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).

The two activists reportedly began the hunger strike on Monday morning.

Mili and Jerang surrendered to the police following violence linked to protests against the proposed project on Saturday night, as opposition to the mega dam intensified in the Siang region.

The agitation has centred on the proposed pre-feasibility report (PFR) for the project by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). The Adi tribal community, who ...