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ITANAGAR, 14 Apr:<\/strong> Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday said that the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) is of strategic importance for the entire country.<\/p>\n Addressing a public meeting in Riga in Siang district, Khandu said about 70 per cent of the villagers have already signed MoUs for the pre-feasibility study for the project.<\/p>\n He urged the remaining communities to understand the importance of the project and give their nod.<\/p>\n Khandu said the project is crucial for national security, protection of the Siang river ecosystem, flood control and water regulation, safeguarding downstream communities, and long-term economic and infrastructure development.<\/p>\n He claimed that the project would help maintain river flow, prevent water scarcity, mitigate flood risks, and strengthen India’s strategic preparedness in view of upstream developments.<\/p>\n Khandu said the pre-feasibility study does not mean final approval for construction, adding that public hearings will be conducted at a later stage and final decisions will be taken only after community consultations.<\/p>\n The proposed investment of about Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the project would bring unprecedented opportunities, including infrastructure development, employment generation, agricultural advancement, and compensation benefits for affected landowners.<\/p>\n At the programme, Khandu unveiled development projects worth Rs 196.44 crore in the district.<\/p>\n He laid the foundation stone for accommodation for government staff, a community hall in New Hiram Riga, a women’s police station building in Pangin, and a multipurpose cultural hall in Pegging Bote.<\/p>\n He also laid the foundation stone for a 120-capacity hostel building and other infrastructure works at the Government Higher Secondary School in Pangin, and improvement of the district headquarters township road in Boleng, among others.<\/p>\n He inaugurated a government Industrial Training Institute in Pangin, a two-lane road from BRTF Rengo to the district hospital in Boleng, a 70-metre Bailey bridge over the Subbung river on the Dosing-Pareng-Yibuk Road, and a fire station in Boleng.<\/p>\n Additionally, the chief minister announced the construction of a new circuit house in Riga, an integrated water supply project in Boleng, and a modern stadium in the district. (CM’s PR Cell, with PTI input)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 14 Apr: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday said that the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) is of strategic importance for the entire country. Addressing a public meeting in Riga in Siang district, Khandu said about 70 per cent of the villagers have already signed MoUs for the pre-feasibility study for the project. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-281209","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\/281209","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=281209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281214,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281209\/revisions\/281214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}