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ITANAGAR: The Director General of the Border Roads Organization (BRO), Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, visited the Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh and inspected the road and bridge construction works being carried out there as part of Project Arunank, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Huri sector, an official here said on Sunday.
Under Project Arunank, set up in 2008, construction and maintenance of roads are being undertaken by the BRO in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
Chaudhry, during his visit on Saturday, held interactions with the jawans and officers of BRO, Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), besides some locals, in Damin area of the district.
The local population and 'goan burahs' (village headmen) expressed happiness over the road construction work, which, once completed, will connect Huri with the rest of the country, Brig A S Kanwar, the chief engineer of Project Arunank, stated.
The road link will boost the socio-economic condition of the local people and improve their living standards, he noted.
Migration of people living in far-flung border areas in the State to rural areas in search of greener pastures has been causing a grave concern in this border State. However, the road connectivity has reversed the migration process as the road link has served as a boon to boost socio-economic conditions of the people to improve their living standard.
Arunachal Pradesh shares a 1,126-kilometer border with Tibet-China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) besides, 440 kilometers with Myanmar and 160 kilometers with Bhutan.
Of the total 60 Assembly constituencies in the State, 20 touch the international borders including, 13 with China.
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