Trans-Arunachal Highway

The Trans-Arunachal Highway is a two-lane highway project underway in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is a 2,407 km (1,496 mi) long network entailing several spurs with 1,559 km (969 mi) alone formed by NH13 trunk route which has already been completed.[1]

Trans-Arunachal Highway
Route information
Length2,407 km (1,496 mi)
Major junctions
FromTawang, Arunachal Pradesh
ToAkro, Assam
Location
StatesArunachal Pradesh
Highway system

The highway system beginning in northwest from Tawang ends in at Wakro in Arunachal Pradesh state.[2][3] The existing NH13 highway 12 of the existing 16 district headquarters, the remaining 4 districts and the state capital will be connected by 848 km long upgraded 2-lane spur highways.[4][5][6] The ₹100,000 million (US$1.4 billion) project between the strategic Tawang area to near Dibrugarh in Assam passes through Bomdila, Nechipur, Seppa, Sagalee, Ziro, Daporijo, Along, Pasighat, Roing Teju, Mahadevpur, Namchik, Changlang and Khonsa (on Nagaland border) and Kanubari enroute.[7] Tawang to Wakro portion of NH13 route became operational in 2018 when 6.2 km long Dibang River Bridge was completed across Dibang River.[8][9] Sela Tunnel, a shorter alternative route with target completion by Jan/Feb 2022, will provide road connectivity.[10][11]

NH13 of Trans-Arunachal Highway system in Arunachal Pradesh and NH15 along the upper banks of Brahmaputra form an oval-shaped highway loop. NH13 joins the beginning of NH15 at Wakro, NH15 then runs east to west across Assam state along the northern bank of Brahmaputra River before rejoining NH13 at Yupia in the lower foothills of Arunachal Pradesh.

Enablers of India's Look East connectivity strategy and Northeast development, proposed Arunachal Frontier Highway along the China border, existing "Trans-Arunachal Highway" across the middle, and proposed Arunachal East-West Corridor across the lower foothills along the Assam border are 3 major highways spanning Arunachal Pradesh state.[12] This strategically important highway network enhances Indian military's capabilities in combating the threat of China's Western Theater Command opposite India's eastern sector of Line of Actual Control.

Details

The Trans-Arunachal Highway, with NH13 as trunk route was upgraded to a two-lane road to link Tawang in north-western tip of Arunachal Pradesh to Kanubari in south-eastern end of the State and finally ending on NH-52 near Akajan on the right side of Bogibeel bridge near Dibrugarh in Assam. The Highway, passing through the mid belt of the State, will inter-connect 12 out of total 16 district headquarters towns of the State and would thus provide improved connectivity to the state capital and important locations of population concentration and economic activities including the sites of major hydro electric power projects. Within Arunachal Pradesh, the Highway will connect the district headquarters and other important places such as Tawang, Bomdila , Nechipu, Seppa, Sagalee, Yupia, Yazali, Ziro, Daporijo, Along, Pasighat, Roing, Tezu, Mahadevpur, Bordumsa, Namchik, Changlang, Khonsa, Longding, Kanubari etc. and help greatly in reducing isolation of the people of the state. Out of about 1811 km of the Highway, about 290 km forms part of NH-52 and 10 km of NH-153.[13] 60-km 'missing link' between NH-57 and NH-37 connecting Dibang and Lohit valley in the state was also constructed.[7]

See also
Arunachal Pradesh connectivity projects
Northeast connectivity projects
National highways

References
  1. Trans-Arunachal Highway
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Start and end points of National Highways-Source-Government of India
  3. Road network funding, MODNER
  4. Is hectic highway building in Arunachal Pradesh leading to more landslides?, Scroll, 14 July 2017.
  5. Bidding process for trans-Arunachal highway complete, Business Standard
  6. Trans Himalayan Highway route, Scroll India.
  7. Vishnoi, Anubhuti (22 May 2008). "Trans-Arunachal Highway upgraded, is now NH-52B". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. "Dibang bridge icing on road building cake". Arunachal Observer. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. Largest and longest bridges in India, [www.tentaran.com Tentaran].
  10. Sela pass tunnel, Economic Times, 1 Feb 2018.
  11. Sela tunnel construction to start soon, Business Standard, 21 Nov 2018.
  12. Arunachal Dy CM Lays Foundation Stone of Bridge over Bari River, North East Today, 11 Dec 2017.
  13. A NOTE ON TRANS-ARUNACHAL HIGHWAY, Arunachal PWD, 13 Feb 2008.
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