Completion of Road Link to Remote Pipsorang Set for August 15, Announces Arunachal CM

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu declared on Monday that the construction of a motorable road from Tali in Kra Daadi district to the remote Pipsorang is anticipated to be completed by Independence Day next year. The ongoing construction involves a 55-kilometer road connecting Tali to Pipsorang, an administrative unit in the region.

Chief Minister Khandu disclosed, "The national Tricolour will be unfurled by local legislator Jikke Tako at Pipsorang on Independence Day next year, and he will come by road."

Previously, there was no motorable road linking Tali to Itanagar, and in 2017, Khandu had pledged that his next visit to Tali would be by road. This commitment materialized on February 27 when he reached Tali by road to partake in Nyokum, a festival celebrated by the Nyishi tribe.

Accompanied by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, and others, Khandu made his inaugural visit to Pipsorang by helicopter, marking the first visit by any chief minister to the area.

In his address to the villagers, Khandu commended local BJP MLA Jikke Tako for his dedicated efforts in advancing development in his remote constituency.

"I have seen him always talking passionately about his constituency... His sincere efforts are now bearing fruit. Tali today is connected by an all-weather road. There is regular electricity and water supply. And the road to Pipsorang is progressing satisfactorily," stated the chief minister, as per an official release.

Khandu specifically applauded Tako's "Back to Tali" initiative, urging those who had migrated from his constituency to return, given the improved road connectivity and essential facilities such as health, education, and administration.

Inaugurating the upgraded Pipsorang SDO headquarters and transitioning it from an administrative circle with headquarters at Kolang, Khandu pledged Rs. 30 crore for the development of essential infrastructure. Additionally, the chief minister formally launched a piped water scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission at Pipsorang.

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