Centre sanctioned Rs 28,229 crore to build Arunachal Frontier Highway along LAC

The Centre has allocated Rs 28,229 crore for the construction of the 1,637 km Arunachal Frontier Highway along the India-China border to counter Chinese aggression and boost socio-economic development in the region. The project, estimated to cost Rs 40,000 crore, will connect 12 districts of the state and 1,683 villages, running parallel to the MacMohan Line and reaching as close as 20 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and international borders. The highway, starting from Bomdila and ending near the India-Myanmar border, is expected to be completed by 2027, with work already underway on a 198 km stretch.

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