ARUNACHAL PRADESH: NES WANTS EARLY CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY PROJECT

16 July 2018

With the work of Potin-Pangin and Joram-Koloriang stretches of Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) remaining held up on two different issues, the Nyishi Elite Society (NES), which is the apex body of the Nyishi community, has urged the government to sort out the problems and start the construction of the much-awaited highway.

While Joram-Koloriang stretch of the TAH is caught in a legal battle following alleged gross irregularities in assessment and disbursement of compensation against the ambitious project, the Potin-Pangin section of the TAH is awaiting Centre’s nod after the concessionaire gave foreclosure notice to the MoRTH.

The NES, in its executive meeting held in Itanagar on Saturday, urged the government to clear the hurdles and resume construction of both stretches of the TAH – lifeline of Nyishi-inhabited areas of Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey and Kamle districts – immediately.

The members univocally echoed that innocent people should not be victimised and deprived of the fruits of development, particularly that of road connectivity.

“The problem must be addressed on priority to ensure that the ambitious and much-needed project is completed within the stipulated time,” they insisted.