Guwahati, Nov. 1 -- The SUMP Affected Area Youth Association (SAAYA) has announced a shutdown for Monday, November 2, in Siang, Upper Siang and East Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, demanding the release of people arrested during protests against the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).

SAAYA has approached the Bogum Bokang Welfare Society (BBWS), the organisation representing the Bogum Bokang-Tuting area, for its participation in the planned agitation.

The association informed the BBWS president in a letter that the shutdown was decided at an emergency executive meeting on October 29.

Representatives from villages affected by the project attended the meeting and unanimously agreed to hold the protest alongs...