YATDAM, Aug 16: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Tuesday inaugurated infrastructures at Yatdam circle under Changlang District. 
Also present were deputy speaker Tesam Pongte, legislators Phosum Khimhun and Wanglam Sawin, deputy commissioner Sunny K Singh among others.
It was a historic day for the people of Changlang District as they witnessed inauguration of a 11 major developmental infrastructures.
Addressing a public meeting later, Mein said that the state government is working tirelessly with great speed for all round development of the state. Mein said no doubt the vigour and talent of our youth is unmatched. But they must imbibe sense of competition and responsibility in the age of innovation and advance technology.
He lauded the efforts of various women organisations in fighting against social evils & drug menace in the state. 
He said that during his recent visit to a drug de-addiction centre at Chongkham, he was shocked and sad to see many women inmates at the centre.  Mein exhorted the drug addicts to give away their bad habits and return to the mainstream.
He informed that the government is serious and determined to curb the problem of drug abuse in the state.
Mein also spoke on the tourism potential of the district, and said the places where hydropower projects has come up can be developed as tourism site in the district. He also spoke on the importance of Stilwell Road for the tourism development of the district. 
He said that centre has recently approved two new tourist circuits for Arunachal Pradesh to boost tourism in the northeastern state viz Dibrugarh – Deomali – Hukanjuri – Khonsa in Tirap district and Dibrugarh – Kanubari – Longding in Longding district of the state. Mein said Changlang, in the eastern part of the State, also need to be included in tourist circuit so that the district develops at par with other parts of the state. 
While addressing to issue of Education, he informed that the government is working tirelessly to improve the education scenario of the state.
Mein assured to provide fund for construction of toilets/bathrooms for 25 schools in the district.

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