Govt commits 37,571-km road network in North East

The central government has targeted to build a 37,571 km road network connecting all the state capitals of the north eastern states. Under the northeast rapid road scheme, a total of 711 km will be constructed in Arunachal Pradesh, 1,560 km trans-Arunachal Pradesh road would reach Tawang in the west near the Bhutan border, besides building the 2,000 km Arunachal Frontier Highway. A total of ₹32,000 crore has already been spent in the last three years on construction of the 3,800 km National Highway in the region of which 1,200 km has already been completed. This apart, the ₹1,200 crore Hollongi airport near Itanagar is being constructed for which the PM had laid the foundation stone last year. Travellers flying in and out of Itanagar will have a hassle-free journey as the airport is being built just 25 km distance from the state capital. Currently, the nearest airport at Itanagar is located at Lilabari in Assam, which is 80 km away.