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Arunachal Pradesh - Govt Prepares Plans For Key Border Road-link To Tawang
Swarajya Staff
Sep 22, 2016, 01:36 PM | Updated 01:36 PM IST
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A government body has approved the construction of a road along the Indian border with China in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The road, apart from improving accessibility to border areas, will connect Tawang in western Arunachal Pradesh to Vijaynagar in the south-eastern part of the state.
Informing a group of journalists about the decision, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that a final approval from the cabinet will be sought after the Transport Ministry prepares a detailed project report. He also added that the Defence Ministry has cleared the project, realigning the road in two portions namely Mago to West Kameng and Tuting-Singa-Anini.
During the last decade, the central largely government neglected infrastructure development along the border. The road will provide better access to areas that are inaccessible and help in reducing Chinese incursions into Arunachal that have increased in recent years.
Apart from the road, Rijiju informed, the government is also working to improve air connectivity. The Civil Aviation Ministry is working to resolve deadlocks including the issue of land acquisition for the Greenfield airport project in the state capital. Talking about the Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs), he added that there should be a provision of civil terminals in all ALGs constructed in the state. “Where there is available land, civil terminal will be constructed in the ALGs,” he added.
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