Guwahati, Nov. 4 -- Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and MP Gaurav Gogoi has urged the Centre not to take any irreversible decision on the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in Arunachal Pradesh without consulting Assam and commissioning an independent assessment of its downstream impact.

Gogoi wrote to Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil on October 29, raising concerns over the project's possible implications for Assam.

He sought clarification on whether the Government of Assam had been formally consulted on SUMP and called for disclosure of the project assessments and hydrological studies.

Gogoi also demanded an independent downstream impact assessment covering Assam, prior consultation with affected communitie...