Highways to be constructed along border from west to east in Arunachal

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu informed that in the coming years highways will be built along the border from Arunachal’s west to east.

“Union Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways recently sanctioned road projects worth Rs 1.65 lakh crore for the North East and at Rs 44000 crore, Arunachal Pradesh is the highest recipient among the north-eastern states,” he informed.

Khandu said that a two-lane 1,465-kilometre Frontier Highway will be undertaken by MoRTH at an estimated cost of Rs 27,349 crore that will change the road connectivity scenario along the border from Arunachal’s extreme east to west.