A particularly large hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh, India is causing conflict between police and civilians.

A particularly large hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh, India is causing conflict between police and civilians.

Clashes between police and civilians broke out in Arunachal Pradesh, which is located in northeastern India and close to the Sino-Indian border, on the evening of the 23rd. Some people protested against the government's plan to build a large multi-purpose hydropower plant in the area and destroyed many materials. Agence France-Presse quoted the Prime Minister of Arunachal Pradesh as reporting to the media on the 24th that nearly 40 policemen were injured in the conflict. The police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. Continue browsing in