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PASIGHAT, Jun 27: The important Pasighat-Pangin Trans-Arunachal Highway was cut off at around 3 PM today near Rottung village, Egar Korong (river) area locally called ‘Lelek Erak’ after portion of the road slid off to the deep  gorge down to the Siang River following days of incessant rain.
After the road slip, some 36.6 KM from Pasighat, Pangin, Boleng and other villages under Siang district were completely disconnected from Pasighat as this road is the only lifeline of the new district. The other roads connecting Pangin-Boleng and its villages are from Geku-Maryang via Pasighat-Maryang-Yingkiong road under Upper Siang district and Aalo, Basar from West Siang District which is too long for travelling to Pangin-Boleng.
Taking up the concern of the general public of the Siang District to the Highway department, the Adi Baane Kebang Youth has urged the Executive Engineer, Highway to restore the road as early as possible. Speaking about the importance of the stretch, ABKYW, President, Joluk Minung said that this road is the lifeline of the people of Siang district and its early restoration is the need of the hour. “I have appealed to the highway department to at least arrange an alternative footpath road so that people in emergency situation could travel through the road”, added ABKYW President, Joluk Minung. Meanwhile, when contacted, Er. Dabe Perme, Executive Engineer, Highway informed that the cut off portion (30 mtr length) will require a minimum of 15 days time to restore provided road construction machineries are available. “The work for construction of an alternative emergency connectivity narrow footpath road will begin from Monday. I am also approaching and liaisoning with all the contractors of Pasighat-Pangin and Pasighat-Yingkiong road after which TK Engineering has already arranged 1 Excavator and KNR Enterprises for rock breaker/rock drilling so that early restoration can be done," added Er. Perme.

However, it is notable to mention here that the incessant rain in the region is likely to damage more portion of roads in the Pasighat-Pangin and Pasighat-Mariyang-Yingkiong road as landslide is common in these stretches due to loose formation of base soil and gravel in the lesser Himalayan mountains. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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