Surface communication in Arunachal districts snapped

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ITANAGAR: Incessant rain in the past couple of days has snapped surface communication in several districts in Arunachal Pradesh, besides creating flood-like situation, an official report informed here on Friday.

Continuous downpour snapped surface communication to various parts of West Siang district with landslides damaging many vital road links in the district, a report from the District Information and Public Relation Officer (DIPRO) Gijum Tali said.

The Aalo-Pangin road was eroded in many points with many of heavy vehicles remaining stranded in many places. However, efforts by the administration and road authority could restore the damage to some extent for passage for light vehicles.

The Aalo-Likabali road is also blocked due to heavy landslides at Everest Point while restoration for movement of for light vehicles could only be managed on Friday. The Aalo-Yomcha Road at Sii-Kosi is also blocked and clearance works are going on for movement of men and materials, the report said.

According to a report from East Siang, heavy downpour and steady increase in Siang River's water level have caused massive soil erosions in the Mebo sub-division of the district.

According to officials, around 400 hectares of cropland has been eroded by Siang River in Mebo while the Government Lower Primary School in Sigar in also facing an erosion threat.

The Mebo-Dhola road connecting Mebo and Paglam has been cut due to soil erosion in the stretch between Kongkul and Namsing villages while electricity connection to Namsing, Mer, Gadum villages of Paglam circle in Lower Dibang Valley has snapped due to the washing away of 11kv high tension line by the erosion.

Mebo legislator Lombo Tayeng along with East Siang deputy commissioner Dr Kinny Singh, PWD chief engineer (Eastern Zone) M Bam, SP Rajiv Ranjan Singh and PWD superintending engineer Tapi Darang visited Mebo village on Thursday and took stock of the situation.

Tayeng asked all concerned to gear-up for the construction of an alternative road to connect the Mebo village besides restoration of power supply in the affected areas.

He appealed to the people not to panic and extend cooperation to the administration and executive agencies.

PWD executive engineer Tani Taki later informed that the department has already arranged the required man and machinery for the construction of alternative road and the same is expected to be completed within five days, the report added.

Reports of landslides and water logging also reported from Capital Complex, East Siang, West Kameng, Lower Siang and Namsai districts.

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