Govt 'aggressively' developing infrastructures, mobile connectivity in Arunachal districts to counter Chinese aggression
Under the "Project Vartak", the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is developing and maintaining all road networks in the key border areas of western Assam and western Arunachal Pradesh.
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New Delhi, Dec 20: In a significant development, the Union government is carrying out infrastructure development in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh with an aim to counter Chinese aggression on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Under the "Project Vartak", the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is developing and maintaining all road networks in the key border areas of western Assam and western Arunachal Pradesh.
"We have national highways, single-lane roads, double-lane roads and other types of roads as well. We want to connect even the far-flung areas of the Tawang district and contribute to the socio-economic development of this area," the chief engineer of 'Project Vartak', Brig Raman Kumar said.
Further, he informed that two tunnels -- the Sela tunnel and the Nechipu tunnel -- are under construction as vehicular movement becomes difficult due to heavy snowfall during winter.
"The Sela tunnel is under construction and is 400 meters below Sela pass. Once the tunnel is completed, people will be able to pass through it even in winter. We are also working on the Nechipu tunnel, near the Nechipu pass. Once they are completed, both military, as well as civilian vehicular movement, would be a lot more smooth. It will boost not just infrastructure in the area but tourism as well," he further said.
Apart from road connectivity and other infrastructure development works, the government is working to strengthen mobile connectivity in Tawang and other bordering areas of Arunachal Pradesh. More mobile towers have been installed in Tawang and other border areas of the Tawang district, along the LAC.
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