East-West Industrial Corridor Highway of Arunachal Pradesh, a 2-lane and 966.78 km long including existing 274.20 km Pasighat-Manmao route, is a proposed highway across lower foothills of

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

state in

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from

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Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

at tri-junction of

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-Arunachal Pradesh in west to Kanubari tri-junction of

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

-Assam-Arunachal Pradesh in east.Arunachal Pradesh to soon take up East-West Industrial Corridor Highway project with Centre; details
Financial Express, March 05 2021.

Background

The

Government of Arunachal Pradesh The Government of Arunachal Pradesh also known as the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh, or locally as State Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and its 25 districts. It consists of an execu ...

(GoAP) is responsible for preparing DPR which has planning, survey, environmental and land acquisition approvals as prerequisites. Once DPR is ready, these projects are granted approval by the

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also ...

(MoRTH). Some of these projects subsume the existing or under-construction roads constructed by BRO,

NHAI The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and i ...

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is the Indian ministry responsible for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to ports, shipping and waterways. The minister is Sarbananda Sonowal. Ministers ...

(MoPSW),

CPWD The Central Public Works Department (Hindi: केंद्रीय लोक निर्माण विभाग), commonly referred to as the CPWD, is a premier Central Government authority in charge of public sector works. The Central Public ...

and other states of India or other nations. Hence, right from the inception, these projects require GoAP to facilitate coordinated efforts of multiple entities including MoRTH, NHAI, MoPSW, MoDNER, CPWD, state PWDs, BRO,

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, Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA), and

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(MoEFCC).

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-led

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(GoI) and GoAP were trying to expedite some of these projects. Since some these are constructed by BRO, once the paved basic road has been constructed by BRO ideally these should be handed over to NHAI and state PWDs (with the status of NH and SH accessible to

civilian Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not "combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant, b ...

s) so that BRO can focus on its core activity of building newer strategic border roads in the inaccessible areas. This is not done always due to turf war by BRO and poor efforts (poor justification to MoD and poor overall coordination) by the concerned state govt, resulting in lack of connectivity optimisation and poor collective ROI for India. Hence, persistent efforts by GoAP and firm backing by GoI are key to success, timely completion and maximisation of ROI of these projects.

Important road projects of Arunachal Pradesh

These major highways, spanning across the entire length of Arunachal Pradesh, are key to Arunachal Pradesh's development, India's national security and international Look East connectivity.Arunachal Dy CM Lays Foundation Stone of Bridge over Bari River
North East Today, 11 Dec 2017. * East-West Industrial Corridor Highway (this project):
Proposed highway which runs long foothills of Himalaya in lower in Arunachal Pradesh. As of 2021, some phases are under survey and DPR while others are yet to be planned or surveyed. * Trans-Arunachal Highway:
Partially existing highway which roughly divides Arunachal Pradesh in upper two-third and lower one-third portions. As of 2021, some phases are under survey and DPR while others are yet to be planned or surveyed. * Arunachal Central Highway:
Partially existing highway which roughly divides Arunachal Pradesh in two equal halves. Parts of its alignment could be taken from the India-China Border Roads (ICBR) being constructed by BRO. As of 2021, there were no media reports of any integrated planning or surveys by GoAP except the ICBR projects being undertaken by the BRO in an isolated manner.
It runs from Radi (in Bhutan, existing highway from Radi connects to Silliguri Corridor via

Trashigang Trashigang ( dz, བཀྲ་ཤིས་སྒང་།), or Tashigang, meaning "fortress of auspicious mount," is a town in eastern Bhutan and the district capital of the Trashigang Dzongkhag (district). The town lies to the east side of the ...

) to

Sakteng Sakteng ( dz, སག་སྟེང་, sag steng, size=150%) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous gewog in Trashigang District in far eastern Bhutan. The nearby Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is named after it. In popular culture Sakteng ...

Arunachal-Bhutan border (greenfield route),
Sakteng- Lubrang-

Dirang Dirang is a village in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. West Kameng is the name of the district that contains village Dirang. Dirang is one of the 60 constituencies of Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. Name of current MLA (August ...

direct alignment (partially greenfield), Dirang- Khenewa HQ (greenfield, via Thembang- Khoina- Nafra(circle HQ)- Koyo- BarmengHQ),
Khenewa- Yangfo- Koloriang (upgrade existing, some ICBRs, with additional Yangfo- Zero Point partially greenfield spur),
Koloriang-

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(greenfield, some ICBRs, Tato is HQ of

Shi Yomi district Shi Yomi district is one of the 23 districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India. Shi-Yomi district was created on 9 December 2018 by dividing the West Siang district when northern areas along the China border were made into a newly ...

),
Tato- Payum- YingkongHQ- Mariyang (existing Tato-Payum, greenfield Payum-

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- Jengging, Jengging-Yingking-Mariyang (existing),
Mariyang-

Etalin Etalin is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous circle (subdistrict) in the Dibang Valley district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.Awoka- Atiyi-Etalin HQ),
Etalin-Apanli- Fishtail-II- Changlagam/

Desali Desali is a village Panchayat in Hunli-Desali Tehsil of Lower Dibang Valley district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Location It is located on the proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Hig ...

(upgrade of existing village road west-to-east Etain- Anose-Sunil- Apanli- Malinye- Chibuni to east of Chibuni at confluence of river, at confluence turn south and go on top of western-most spur of Fishtail-II ridge were river originates, 2 spur roads from Fishtail ridge top - one over the ridge to southwest to Desali HQ to NH-313 and second spur from ridge top to southeast to Changlagam HQ along the river, build road in interim and all-weather tunnel as long-term connectivity),
Changlagam- Chirang-

Walong Walong is an administrative town and the headquarters of eponymous circle in the Anjaw district in eastern-most part of Arunachal Pradesh state in India. It also has a small cantonment of the Indian Army. Walong is on banks of Lohit River, which ...

(greenfield), Walong- Krosam (existing), Krosam-Namdapha Camp (greenfield), to Longyi. *

Arunachal Frontier Highway Arunachal Frontier Highway, also Mago-Thingbu– Vijaynagar Border Highway, is a planned border highway in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The road follows the McMahon Line, the international border between India and China. The Governme ...

:
Proposed highway which runs long and as close as possible to the India-China

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. Parts of its alignment could be taken from the ICBR being constructed by BRO. As of 2021, there were no media reports of any integrated planning or surveys by Arunachal Pradesh government except the ICBR projects being undertaken by the BRO in an isolated manner.

Related connectivity

Following either intersect with or synergetically enhance the wider connectivity of this highway. * Arunachal Pradesh connectivity projects ** Bhalukpong-Tawang railway, under-construction * Northeast connectivity projects ** Northeast Connectivity projects ** Look-East Connectivity projects **

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** India-Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Highway ** BCIM Economic Corridor The proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh and the Arunachal Frontier Highway would be connected to the BCIM Economic Corridor Highway. ** Asian Highway Network ** List of bridges on Brahmaputra River

Route alignment

Running through the foothills across at least 12 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, it will serve as an industrial corridor for the people residing in the area. The 692.58 km will be constructed in phase I and II, and remaining in phase III and IV as follows: * Phase-I: Pasighat-Naharlagun-Seijosa-Bhalukpong-Bhairabkunda
545.45 km long Phase-1 has been subdivided into following 4 packages: ** Package-1: Pasighat-Naharlagun
308.45 km long from Pasighat to

Naharlagun Naharlagun is a town situated in the foothills of Himalayas in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It falls and is administered as a part of Itanagar Capital Complex. Geography It is at an altitude of 155 metres from sea level. Surrounded ...

. ** Package-2A: Naharlagun-Seijosa
101.70 km long from Naharlagun to Seijosa in the

Pakke-Kessang district Pakke-Kessang is a district located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Northeast of India. The district used to be a part of the neighboring district, East Kameng, and was created out of its five southernmost administrative units: Pijera ...

. ** Package-2B: Seijosa to Bhalukpong
39.84 km long from Seijosa to

Bhalukpong Bhalukpung is a small town located along the southern reaches of the Himalayas in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The town is located at 213m above sea level, 100 km from Bomdila, 52 km from Tezpur and 5 km ...

. ** Package-2C: Bhalukpong-Bhairabkund
95.46 km long from Bhalukpong to Bhairabkund which lies partially across

West Kameng district West Kameng (pronounced ) is a district of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. It accounts for 8.86% of the total area of the state. The name is derived from the Kameng river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, that flows through the district ...

of Arunachal Pradesh and

Udalguri district Udalguri district (Pron:ˌʊdʌlˈgʊəri), also known as Odalguri, is a district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of the state of Assam in Northeastern India. Udalguri town is the headquarters of the district. Etymology The name Udalguri, den ...

of Assam. * Phase-II: Manmao-Khonsa-Longding- Kanubari
147.13 km long from Tirap Gate at Manmao ( Changlang district) to Kanubari (

Longding district Longding district (Pron:/lɒŋˈdɪŋ/) is one of the 20 administrative districts of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. It was carved out of the south-western portion of the Tirap District. The district shares its boundary to the south an ...

) via Khonsa ( Tirap district) -

Longding Longding district (Pron:/lɒŋˈdɪŋ/) is one of the 20 administrative districts of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. It was carved out of the south-western portion of the Tirap District. The district shares its boundary to the south and ...

(

). * Phase-III: Wakro-Namdhapa-

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- Maithong- Kharsang-

Nampong Nampong is a census town in the Changlang District in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located close to the Pangsau Pass, being the last town on the Indian side, at an elevation of 308 metres. Nampong is one of the 60 constitue ...

Though there is an existing longer alternate 274.20 km long detour of NH standard highways from Pasighat in East Siang district to Manmao in Changlang district, most of this falls outside Arunachal Paradesh. The proposed shorter direct route within Arunachal Pradesh has been subdivided as follows. ** Package-3A: Wakro- Camp Namdhapa-Miao- Maithong
Upgrade of existing route to NH standard, requires greenfield bridge over Noadhiang River at Miao. ** Package-3B: Maithong- Kharsang
Upgrade of existing route to NH standard, part of which is already of NH standard. ** Package-3C: Maithong-Nayang- New Khamlang- Khamkai-

Upgrade of existing village road along upper course of Namphuk river on its western side via Nayang to NH-315. * Phase-IV: Sadiya Sille-Oyan Bridge ( Sille-Oyan- Chilling Madhupur-

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new bridge over Brahmputra river)- Bhupen Hazarika Bridge (link existing bridge via Na Gaon-Disai Nadiyal)-Alubari bridge (upgrade existing bridge to 2-lane from Tezu check post to Chongkham):
To bring down existing 180 km Sille-Oyan to Sadiya distance to a mere 40 km (140 km reduction), requires greenfield Sadiya Sille-Oyan bridge and greenfield road from Sille-Oyan at NH-515 to Na-Gaon and

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at NH-115 as well as the conversion/notification of existing

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to NH-15 link road at

Chongkham Chongkham H.Q. is a village in the Chongkham sub-district of Namsai District in Arunachal Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and ...

in Arunachal Pradesh to NH. Sille-Oyan is a circle H in East Siang district of Arunachal, Chilling Madhupur and Sadiya are in

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of Assam, Sadiya is an important port town at the northern beginning of

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(NW2). This route will significantly shorten the distance in northern Assam and eastern Arunachal Pradesh ion this strategically important bottle neck area which also has an important port at NW2. * Phase-V - eastern extension: connectivity from east Assam to southeast Arunachal Pradesh (Nampong, Vijoynagar and Dong-Walong-Kibithu) ** Phase-V(a): Bhupen Hazarika Bridge- Bordumsa- Kharsang-

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It will provide direct connectivity from Sadiya to Nampong by directly connecting NH-15, NH-215 and NH-315 through a shorter route. ** Phase-V(b): Namsai- Namleng-

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-Camp Namdhapa with new bridge near Namleng
It will provide direct connectivity from Namsai to Vijaynagar, also connect Namleng to Bordumsa by new greenfield bridge. ** Phase-V(c): Bordumsa-Namleng-Wakro direct route with new bridge near Namleng
It will provide direct & shortest connectivity from Bordumsa to Wakro, it requires a new greenfield bridge between Bordumsa and Namleng (bridge also included in Phase-V(b)). ** Phase-V(d): Nampong-Kamkhai-along Namphuk river ( Changlai & Korviwa)-new bridge on Nao Dihing river ( Yapawphum or Lake view to 64 mile)-Tusar Valley (along Namdapha river)- Krosam (tunnel between Tusar Valley & Krosam) direct route
It will provide direct & shortest connectivity from Tizit-Longding-Khonsa-Nampong to Vijoynagar and

- Dong-

Kibithu Kibithu, also spelled Kibithoo, is a village in Arunachal Pradesh in Anjaw district. It is one of the easternmost permanently populated towns of India, located on the LAC (line of actual control) at . It is nearly 70 km north of district headq ...

Future expansion for wider national connectivity

* Phase-VI - central Assam extension: connectivity between southeastern Arunachal Pradesh to central Assam (

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) ** Phase-VI(a) - Sivasagar (& beyond to Gogamukh-Daporijo)
From

- Tizit- Longlem- Bokopukhuri greenfield shortest route and the upgrade of remaining Simaluguri-Sivasagar- Disangmukh bridge(Sivasagar-Gogamukh bridge) stretch. * Phase-VII - western extension: connectivity between southeastern Arunachal Pradesh to Pakistan via Assam, chicken-neck

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, northern

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, chicken-neck

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expressway (already included in the Bharatmala-II plan, along India-Nepal border (north

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& north

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), northeast

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and north

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).
It requires upgrading existing and building new greenfield highways for the missing direct links. Will also enhance connectivity for

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and

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. Route alignment is from: ** Assam *** Bhairabkunda to Udiagiri-Balisitha-Khatorbari (upgrade), *** Shahpur-Kumarikata-Subankhata-Doomni-Manas-Gobardhan-

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- Ouguri- Hatidhura-SankosTeaGarden-

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** Silliguri-Gurdaspur Expressway (

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- Naushera), included in

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-II. *** Assam & West Bengal: Sevoke-Kurseong-

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(upgrade and greenfield), *** North

: **** Pauakhali-Kaliyaganj-

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-Phulparas existing, **** Phulparas-Madhubani greenfield, **** Madhubani-Benpatti existing, **** Benpatti-

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-Dhaka- Sugauli greenfield, **** Sugauli-Bettiah existing, **** Bettiah- Pardauna greenfield, *** North

**** Padrauna-Campirganj existing, **** Campirganj-Balacha Bazar-Tillauli-Fatehpur/Bhawaniganj greenfield, **** Bhawaniganj-Balrampur-Shravasti-Ikauna existing, Dikauli-Lakhimpur greenfield, Khutar existing, **** Khutar-Indarpur-Gajraula Kalan greenfield and existing to Pilibhit, **** Pilibhit-Baheri-Bilaspur-Seohara-Bijnor-Muzaffarnagar-SouthofDeoband-Gangoh mostly greenfield. *** Northeast

**** Indri-Jyotisar-Ismailabad upgrade existing & greenfield. *** North

**** Devigarh-Bhunarheri-Ramgarh-Pasiana-Rohti Channa mostly greenfield, **** Rohti Channa-Jorhepul upgrade existing, Jorhepul-Sahura-Rara Sahib-Ludhiana- Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway. * Phase-VIII - southern extension: connectivity from east Assam and southeast Arunachal Pradesh to Nagaland, southern Assam, Meghalaya, Bangladesh, central West Bengal & central Bihar
It will connect southeastern Arunachal Pradesh to Bangladesh via

, Assam,

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and

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by upgrading existing highways and building new greenfield highways for the missing direct links.
Route alignment is as follows: ** Arunachal Pradesh ***

to Tizit on NH-702 upgrade existing dirt track. *** Nagaland **** Tizit- Niausa- Nayasa-Mon-Walching-Tamlu-Merangkong(on NH-2)-Asangma-Waromung-Merakong-Akuk Old-Sanis HQ-Longtsung(Lohtu HQ)-Ralan Old-Ambari-Dimapur greenfield along mostly existing dirt tracks. **** Dimapur-Hazadisa NH-129A (existing). **** Hazadisa-Dillajee-Longplan-Langting(on NH-27 greenfield along river. *** Assam **** Langting-Dihangi(on NH-627) greenfield. **** Dihangi-Silchar NH-27 existing and upgrade existing Silchar-Kalain SH-34. *** Meghalaya **** Kalain-Umkiyang NH-6 existing. **** Umkiyang-

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-Mawlynnong-Delsora greenfield. **** Delsora-Khakorkora-Baghmara-Dalu-Mahendraganj-Mankachar-Hatsingimari- Dubri bridge upgrade NH, SH & other roads. *** Bangladesh **** Hatsingimari-Kurigram road-cum-rail bridge greenfield, Hatsingimari-Kurigram-Dinhata-Cooch Behar-Jaigaon route build greenfield, Dinhata-Mathabhanga-Jalpaiguri South-Kukurjan-BangladeshNH5 route build greenfield. **** Mahendraganj-Gaibandha road-cum-rail bridge greenfield, Mahendraganj-Gaibandha-Hili-Belurghat-India-NH512 route build greenfield.

Six Inter-corridor highways

To providing missing interconnectivity between three horizontal national highways across Arunachal Pradesh - Frontier Highway, Trans-Arunachal Highway and East-West Industrial Corridor Highway - following six vertical and diagonal national highway corridors of total 2178 km length will be built, which will also provide faster access to geostrategically important areas on India-China LAC.Arunachal Pradesh: Inter-corridors between two highways proposed
Economic Times, 20 Oct 2022.Centre Clears Construction Of 6 Corridors In Arunachal Near China Border
NDTV, 20 Oct 2022. Listed west to east. * Thelamara-

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Highway: 402 km. * Itakhola-

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- Parsi Parlo Highway: 391 km. * Gogamukh-

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Highway: 285 km. * Akajan- Jorging-

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Highway: 398 km. *

Pasighat Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pa ...

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Highway: 298 km. * Kanubari-

Highway: 404 km.

Current status

* 2015: Union Minister of MoRTH,

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granted an in-principle approval. * 2021 March: Phase-1 DPR was ready and pre-DPR survey for phase-2 was in-progress. After DPR for Package-2C was submitted to Union Highways Ministry in December 2020, approval was awaited. DPRs of package-1 and package-2A by Arunachal Pradesh government were ready but their submission to MoRTH was held up due to non-submission of encumbrance free land availability certificates from respective DCs. Package 2(B) was facing land acquisition and environmental approval issues because its proposed alignment passes through

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. At that time, there were no media reports of any investigation, survey or preparation of DPR for the important Phase-III, Phase-IV and other projects mentioned in the "Future expansion" section.

References

{{reflist Proposed roads in India Proposed infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh Roads in Arunachal Pradesh Roads in Assam