The 30-metre wire-and-bamboo suspension bridge reconnects four strategic districts after 22 daysVillagers on either side of a missing 30-metre stretch of the strategic Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) waited 15 days for the government to start repairing. They took turns for a week thereafter to string a ropeway across the gap and reconnect parts of four districts — Siang, West Siang, Upper Siang and Shi-Yomi. Ropeway strung by villagers across a damaged portion of the Trans-Arunachal Highway at Lelek in Siang district. Pangin is the circle headquarters about 30 km downhill of the damaged portion of the TAH and Kebang about 20 km uphill. “Vehicles are now coming to the safest point near the damaged portion on either side for people to cross over and goods to be transhipped,” he added.

Source: The Hindu July 19, 2021 05:48 UTC