Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K T Parnaik commends CM Khandu for inking MoU on boundary row

ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K T Parnaik on Tuesday commended Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his team for signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Arunachal-Assam boundary issue.

During a meeting with Khandu at Raj Bhawan here, the Governor said that with such a concrete step, the age-old amity prevailing on both sides of the state boundary would be further reinforced. Khandu and Parnaik discussed developmental activities, state government’s initiatives and flagship programmes of the central government, during the meeting.

Sharing his observation from the recent tour to the border area of Shi Yomi district and his visit to villages under Vibrant Village Programme, the Governor said the launching of 254 network towers would immensely benefit the villagers. He said that with better connectivity, all pro-people programmes and policies would be implemented and monitored properly.

“Now connectivity issues will be a thing of the past,” Parnaik said, while expressing gratitude to the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Governor and the chief minister also discussed the early start of academic activities from this session at the Arunachal Pradesh University at Pasighat. Khandu briefed the Governor about his recent visit to New Delhi and the steps being taken for improving the road and network connectivity in the state, an official communiqué informed here.