"Human rights lawyer and activist Ebo Mili Mejo Mihu detained over indigenous land and river protest", 14 August 2023

...Ebo Mili and Mejo Mihu from Lower Dibang Valley and Dibang Valley were detained by Itanagar police on August 12, 2023 outside the banquet hall while they were protesting the MoA signing of 13 Mega Hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh... 

Mejo has been released with stern caution to refrain from any such “unlawful” activities in future. These charges suggest that Ebo and Mejo should not protest or else strict actions will be taken upon them, implying that any dissenting voice against mega dams will be dealt with strict legal actions. 

Human rights activists have condemned those stating that [i]t is unfortunate that protesting under our constitutional right is deemed unlawful and understood as breaching peace. While the government never took cognizance of why people are protesting in the first place. Worse, the government has given a go ahead without the required consultation...

On August 12, 2023 the Union Power Minister RK Singh was in Itanagar for the Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony with four major central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) namely National Hydroelectric Power Commission (NHPC), Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDCL) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) for undertaking 13 number of hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh...