MECHUKHA, Mar 19: Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein said that Mechukha, the 400-year-old pilgrimage place has a scope to be developed into a model ecotourist town. Attending the Neh-Nang Losar at Adventure Park, Chupala at Mechukha today Mein said, that due to the remoteness of the area, there is no scope for industrial development in the place unlike those in the foothill areas but it has the highest potential for the development of tourism industry. He said that there are many places like Mechukha in the State which needs to be developed in the perspective of tourism.
 "After Covid, tourist flow to the State has increased manifold and Arunachal Pradesh has become the most sought-after tourist destination by domestic tourists as most of Indian tourists prefer to visit places within the country due to quarantine issue," he said.
Citing that Arunachal Pradesh has the potential for ethnic/cultural tourism, pilgrimage tourism, and nature/adventure tourism, he said, “But we need to facilitate communication, comfortable accommodation, hygienic food and above all we must show warm hospitality to the visitors”. He informed that measures are taken to improve road communication and infrastructure development across the State.  He also informed that Mechukha town will be connected with Fixed Wing Helicopter Service under UDAN scheme which will further increase the tourist footfall in the area.
The deputy chief minister stated that the government is working for the protection, preservation and promotion of the state's rich cultures and informed that an allocation of Rs 42 Crore has been made to the Indigenous & Cultural Affairs Department for the financial year 2022-23. He said, “we must bring our rich folklore in the written form and document the folk songs and folklores”. He also informed that honorarium to the registered priests will also be paid by the government.
Highlighting various initiatives taken under the Annual Budget 2022-23, he further informed that various measures have been taken by the government to develop border villages under Integrated Development of Border Villages and Golden Jubilee Border Village Illumination Programme and also to provide mobile networks to all the remote and border villages. He also informed that a comprehensive project of Rs 400 Cr for connectivity and infrastructure development of border villages have been proposed to the Govt of India.
He further said to develop the new district headquarters of Shi-Yomi in a planned way, the government will provide all required Page 2.. 
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....funds in phase wise manner.  He also assured to study the feasibility of Hydro-Power project in the area and develop one Hydro-Power project, if found feasible to meet the power requirement of Mechukha Town.
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker, Pasang Dorjee Sona in his welcome speech said that the stand alone micro and mini hydel in the area is not sufficient to meet the power requirements of the Mechukha township in winter due to decrease in water current coupled with increase in use of electric appliances because of cold weather. He requested for setting up of 1-2 MW Hydro-Power project in the area to meet the power requirements of the area.

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