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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu Friday said the Central government is capable enough to tackle the border issue between India and China, and accordingly giving more thrust to infrastructure development.
The process of building adequate infrastructure, particularly border connectivity, is being sped up in the Northeastern state. Work on the 2,000-km-long Arunachal Frontier Highway has already started and work is going on in full swing for construction of the Sela tunnel, located at a height of 13,700 feet.
Responding to a question of Congress MLA Ninong Ering, the Chief Minister said that the Centre has increased the presence of army and para-military personnel on the border with China after the recent standoff between both neighbours.
Referring to the recent face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers at Yangtse in Tawang district of the state, Khandu said, India is not as before and the situation has changed after the BJP-led NDA came to power at the Centre.
Yangtse is located within Mukto constituency, represented by Khandu in the assembly.
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