This development has taken place contrary to the recommendation made by an expert committee appointed as per the decision after a tri-partite discussion among the Assam Government, NHPC and the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) to maintain status quo in respect of the power project.

This has been made public by Jambey Tsering, PRO to the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, recently, through a press release.

Tsering said in the press release that on January 27, during the second review meeting with power developers at the Itanagar Banquet Hall, the MoA on the 2000- MW LSHEP was signed between the Arunachal Pradesh Government and the NHPC. NHPC CMD S K Garg and Arunachal Pradesh Secretary Power, T Bagra signed the agreement in the presence of the Chief Minister and a host of high ranking dignitaries.

According to the MoA, the NHPC shall provide Rs 17 crore for a Law college and Rs 10 crore for a convention hall in the State, in addition to the normal social responsibilities and rehabilitation and resettlement plans according to Arunachal Pradesh R R Policy, 2008.

Among others, State Power Minister (Elect) Jarbom Gamlin, Parliamentary Secretary, Hydro Power, R T Khunjuju, chairman pollution Control Board, T Norbu, Chief Secretary Tabom Bam, Commissioner, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India Narendra Kumar, Member Hydro, Central Electricity Authority Gurdayal Singh, Joint Secretary Ministry of Power Sudhir Kumar, Principal Secretary Power H K Paliwal, Development Commissioner V K Dev, Secretary Planning, Ankur Garg, senior officers, delegates of CPSUs and private developers were present in the meeting, the press release said.