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Assam-Arunachal alliance gives 10‑day deadline on Dibang project PAF status
✍️ The Assam Tribune
🗓 10 Nov 2026, 04:03 AM
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The coalition of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has issued a ten‑day ultimatum to authorities to clarify the status of the Project Affected Families (PAF) for the Dibang hydro‑electric scheme.
The political alliance formed by the governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has formally demanded a response within ten days regarding the Project Affected Families (PAF) component of the Dibang hydro‑electric project. The alliance said the delay in confirming PAF status is hampering rehabilitation and compensation for displaced residents, and it threatens the project's timeline.
Officials from both states met in Guwahati to discuss the issue and issued a joint statement urging the central ministry and the project’s implementing agency to provide a definitive list and compensation framework. They warned that failure to act within the stipulated period could lead to political and administrative actions.
The Dibang project, located in the eastern Himalayan region, has been under scrutiny for its environmental impact and the displacement of tribal communities. The alliance’s ultimatum underscores growing pressure on authorities to address the concerns of affected families before the project proceeds further.
Stakeholders, including local NGOs, have welcomed the demand for clarity, calling it a step toward ensuring that rehabilitation measures are transparent and timely. The next ten days will determine whether the governments can resolve the PAF issue or face heightened dissent.
The central government has not yet commented on the ultimatum, but sources indicate that a response is expected shortly, given the political sensitivity of the project in the border states.
Officials from both states met in Guwahati to discuss the issue and issued a joint statement urging the central ministry and the project’s implementing agency to provide a definitive list and compensation framework. They warned that failure to act within the stipulated period could lead to political and administrative actions.
The Dibang project, located in the eastern Himalayan region, has been under scrutiny for its environmental impact and the displacement of tribal communities. The alliance’s ultimatum underscores growing pressure on authorities to address the concerns of affected families before the project proceeds further.
Stakeholders, including local NGOs, have welcomed the demand for clarity, calling it a step toward ensuring that rehabilitation measures are transparent and timely. The next ten days will determine whether the governments can resolve the PAF issue or face heightened dissent.
The central government has not yet commented on the ultimatum, but sources indicate that a response is expected shortly, given the political sensitivity of the project in the border states.