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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu bats for vital highway

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has directed the officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) to

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has directed the officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) to take up the 25 km-long GohpurTinali to Sangdupota road on priority basis.

The said road is the State's first highway under the PWD. It is presently in a bad shape.

Khandu, who also holds the PWD portfolio, during a meeting of the department, instructed the officials to take up the road which connects several important national and State institutes here.

"Once completed, the road will bring connectivity to several important national and state institutes being developed in the area such as NIT, JarbomGamlin Law College, Film Institute, Army cantonment and Women College," Khandu said.

He thanked the local people of the area for donating land for free for the construction of the road.

MLA TanaHali Tara, Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, PWD Commissioner KalingTayeng, Planning Commissioner PrashantLokhande and PWD Chief Engineer DrAtop Lego were also present in the meeting, an official communiqué informed.