Guwahati: Tempers flared amidst the appointment of two non-Arunachalis as junior engineers in power and engineering departments under the Pare Hydro Electricpower Project (PHEP).
The Pare Project Land Affected Welfare Committee (PPLAWC) has raised objections over the appointments.
The committee expressed dissatisfaction with the appointments and sighted the lack of vacancy advertisements in national newspapers and the lack of consultation with local communities affected by the project.
Moreover, the PPLAWC questioned the logic of hiring people from outside the state and said that there are lots of unemployed engineering graduates in the state.
This decision of NEEPCO has left tribals in Arunachal Pradesh upset.
PPLAWC asserted that such practices had adversely affected the sentiments of local communities who felt marginalized on their lands.
The committee also warned that any attempt to any forceful entry could turn into potential law and order issues arising in the start and would escalate complicating the entire process and situation.
The Pare Hydroelectric Power Project which started in 2019 has created a milestone in the state’s energy strategy but as it progressed with time the controversy over recent appointments has threatened to overshadow the progress of the project.