Landslides snap communication to several Arunachal districts

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ITANAGAR: Landslides triggered by incessant rain in the past couple of days have snapped surface communication in several Arunachal districts. Continuous landslides have blocked a portion of the Akajan-Likabali-Aalo road in the Siji area of Lower Siang district. Several vehicles remained stranded for the last couple of days, a district official informed on Saturday.

Though MSV International Inc., the company constructing the Trans Arunachal Highway (TAH) portion of the road (packages I and II), has deployed men and machinery to clear the blockade, continuous rain has hampered restoration work as landslides continue to occur, Lower Siang DC Marto Riba informed. While small vehicles were allowed to cross the blockade after frequent clearing of the blockade, heavy vehicles were not allowed to cross due to continuous landslides and remained stranded for the past couple of days on both sides of the vital road.

The road connects Leparada, West Siang, Upper Siang, Siang, Upper Subansiri, and Shi-Yomi districts of the state. Meanwhile, the Lower Siang administration has ordered the closure of traffic movement for three days from Saturday until a complete restoration of the road is made. In an order on Friday, DC Riba informed the public that the continuous movement of vehicular traffic not only hampers the maintenance of the road but also involves a risk to life and property.

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