Landslide cuts off road connectivity in Arunachal’s Dibang Valley near China border | Watch

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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A large section of National Highway-313, a lifeline connecting the Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, caved in due to a landslide, disrupting traffic movement in the region. The landslide was triggered by incessant rains in the northeastern state for the past few days, officials said.

The road between Hunli and Anini, which is the Dibang Valley district headquarters, was damaged due to a landslide on Wednesday night, PTI reported.

As per videos doing rounds on social media platforms, a whole section of the highway that connected Anini in the Dibang Valley district to Roing in Lower Dibang Valley was washed off in heavy rains.

According to reports, this was the only roadway that connected the Dibang Valley district to other regions.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that instructions have been issued to the concerned authorities to restore connectivity in the region.

“Disturbed to learn the inconvenience being caused to commuters due to the extensive damage to the highway between Hunli and Anini. Instructions have been issued to restore the connectivity at the earliest as this road connects Dibang Valley to the rest of the country,” Khandu wrote on X.

Disturbed to learn the inconvenience being caused to commuters due to the extensive damage to the highway between Hunli and Anini. Instructions have been issued to restore the connectivity at the earliest as this road connects Dibang Valley to the rest of the country.@PMOIndia https://t.co/xwiOu7yrJB

— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (Modi Ka Parivar) (@PemaKhanduBJP) April 25, 2024

Due to this, the road connectivity to the Dibang Valley district in the northeastern state was snapped after a stretch of the vital highway was damaged.

As for now, the district administration has deployed adequate machinery and workers to repair the road on a war footing.

Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Dhurbajyoti Borah said that the administration will take a couple of days to restore the traffic movement on the highway.

However, he added that further efforts are being made to ensure smaller vehicles can ply on the road by the end of the day (Thursday).

Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls were held simultaneously on April 19. The results of the Assembly polls will be announced on June 2, while the counting of votes for the general elections will be held on June 4.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow