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ITANAGAR, 15 Sep:<\/strong> The Centre and the Arunachal Pradesh government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for implementation of a special development package for Siang region, marking a major step towards livelihood generation and infrastructure development in the frontier state.<\/p>\n The initiative is being undertaken as a pre-investment activity of the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), an official communiqu\u00e9 said here.<\/p>\n The MoU was signed in the presence of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Manish Kumar Gupta, state Coordination, Planning and Investment Commissioner Ankur Garg; Secretary to the Water Resources,<\/p>\n River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Department under the union Jal Shakti Ministry VL Kantha Rao; union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal, and SK Sinha, commissioner (B&B) of the ministry, respectively.<\/p>\n Under the package, multiple intervention areas have been identified, including livelihood activities, creation of new infrastructure facilities, and upgradation of existing assets in Siang and Upper Siang districts.<\/p>\n Focus sectors include animal husbandry, piggery, fisheries, poultry farming, horticulture, handloom, bamboo, ecotourism, and beekeeping.<\/p>\n Officials emphasised that the scheme would uplift the quality of life while strengthening the socioeconomic fabric of the region.<\/p>\n As part of the comprehensive plan, the package will also facilitate marketing and branding of local products. Distinct identities will be created for textiles, bamboo-based goods, and other indigenous crafts, enabling artisans to reach wider markets.<\/p>\n Further, infrastructure support such as common facility centres, craft-based resource centres, marketing and sourcing hubs, urban haats, emporia, and raw material depots will be established across the region.<\/p>\n Senior officials highlighted that the initiative reflects the Centre’s commitment to foster inclusive growth and sustainable development in Arunachal.<\/p>\n They added that the package represents a significant investment in the future of Siang and Upper Siang districts, aiming to empower local communities, create sustainable livelihoods, and lay the foundation for comprehensive regional development.<\/p>\n The initiative is expected to provide long-term socioeconomic benefits while preparing the ground for the strategic SUMP, the communiqu\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n The SUMP is envisaged as a mega hydroelectric and water storage project. Once implemented, it would contribute to clean energy generation, flood moderation, and water security in the Brahmaputra basin.<\/p>\n Officials said the interventions under the present scheme would ensure that communities in Siang and Upper Siang are better equipped to take advantage of opportunities arising from the project. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 15 Sep: The Centre and the Arunachal Pradesh government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for implementation of a special development package for Siang region, marking a major step towards livelihood generation and infrastructure development in the frontier state. The initiative is being undertaken as a pre-investment activity of the proposed Siang […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-270790","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}