The third public hearing for the 2700 MW Lower Siang Hydro Electric Project scheduled at Aalo, headquarters of West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, has been postponed indefinitely following pressure from protestors opposing the mega project in the Siang Valley. The first public hearing on the project at Jeying in Upper Siang district on April 17 and the second one at Rottung in East Siang district yesterday were postponed after clashes erupted between anti-dam protestors and security forces. West Siang Deputy Commissioner Amzad Tak said that he had written for postponement of the third public hearing due to fear of breakdown of law and order in the district. The State government had put in all efforts to conduct the hearing, including large deployment of security personnel at the three venues. Meanwhile, Forum for Siang Dialogue, Adi Students’ Union, Siang Peoples’ Forum and Siang Bachao Federation called off the Siang Valley bandh instituted against the public hearings. The bandh was called-off pursuant to the postponement of the public hearings of the project till further notice,. Around 10 vehicles were destroyed and few people were manhandled by the anti-mega dam protesters on Tuesday last when they were leaving from Jeying to Pasighat after the cancellation of the public hearing. All vehicles and people belonged to the Jaypee Arunachal Power Limited (JAPL), the developer of the project. Earlier in the day, protesters numbering more than 300, burnt down the stage set up for the hearing and destroyed the furniture and materials at Jeying. The protesters burnt the Jaypee camp, situated around 4 kms from Bodak village on the Pasighat-Mariyang road.