India plans 1,800-km highway along China border in Arunachal Pradesh

India, in a move which can be dubbed as an attempt to counter neighbour China, will take up an ambitious road project along the McMahon Line in Arunachal Pradesh. The proposed Indo-China frontier highway that will be monitored by the Union Home Ministry will run parallel along the China border and will be 1,800-km long. The government is also planning an industrial corridor in Arunachal Pradesh which also happens to be the parliamentary constituency of MoS (Home Affairs) Kiren Rijiju. The ministry has set the ball rolling and has asked the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to prepare a detailed project report. ‘The MoRTH has been asked to submit it at the earliest. It will also include the cost and other financial implications of the project,’ a senior Home Ministry official said. The proposed highway, with an estimated cost of over Rs 400b, will pass through Tawang, East Kameng, Upper Subansiri, West Siang, Upper Siang, Dibang Valley, Desali, Chaglagam, Kibito, Dong, Hawai and Vijaynagar in bordering areas of Arunachal Pradesh, according to Indiatoday.