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ITANAGAR: Incessant rain in the last couple of days has triggered landslides in several places across Arunachal Pradesh, which disrupted surface communication in many districts, officials said on Thursday. Rain-triggered landslides have resulted in blockades at several points along the Aalo-Pangin road in West Siang district, PWD (Highway) assistant engineer Gemar Padu said. He added that the road has been blocked at four places near Lokpeng in Siang district.
"The department has engaged men and machinery to clear the debris," Padu said, adding that surface communication would be restored immediately. The Pangin-Pasighat road has also been hit by landslides, resulting in a blockade at the 36.2 km point. Pasighat Highways Division executive engineer Dabe Perme informed that the blockades on the road under them have been cleared. National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) representative Feroz Hashmi informed that the stretch under NHIDCL along the Pasighat-Pangin road has been cleared for traffic.
The road that was closed Wednesday night has been cleared for traffic Thursday morning, Hashmi said. The road between Padu and Geying on the Pasighat-Mariyang-Yingkiong under the NHIDCL has also been disrupted due to mudslides following a continuous downpour. The Pasighat-Mebo-Bomjir-Dambuk road under NHIDCL has also been blocked near Sissar, the officials added.
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