Minister says delay is due to adverse weather and hurdles in land acquisition

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways C.P. Joshi on Tuesday revealed that only 100 km of the 2,400-km Trans-Arunachal Highway announced under the Prime Minister’s package for Arunachal Pradesh had been completed so far. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the project in Itanagar on January 31, 2008. The Trans-Arunachal (declared as National Highway 229) highway from Tawang to Mahadevpur will pass through Bomdila, Nechipur, Seppa, Sagalee, Ziro, Daporijo, Along, Pasighat, Roing, Teju, Mahadevpur, Namchik, Changlang, Khonsa and Kanubari. The project components include construction of two-lane feeder roads connecting all district headquarters.

BOMDILA, Oct 11: Adding up to the power scenario of the district, another Public Hearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in connection with the construction of 66 MW Khuitam Hydro Electric Project by Adishankar Power Pvt Ltd was held at Salari under Dirang circle in the district today, reports DIPRO.
Expressing his satisfaction over the large turnout of the local populace and the PRI