Arunachal bridge fortified amid dam protests
Security forces have been deployed at the Dite-Dime bridge in Arunachal Pradesh after protests against a dam. Recent clashes during a bandh, a general strike, left several people injured. Central Armed Police Forces are helping keep order in the affected districts.
ContextContext: Dam projects in Arunachal Pradesh have drawn local opposition over land, environment and displacement concerns, and bandhs are a common way groups protest. Residents of the affected districts are the ones most directly affected.
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