The news that 53 KM long Papu-Yupia-Potin stretch of Trans Arunachal Highway (TAH) is ready to be formally inaugurated is perhaps one of the best news in a long time. Chief Engineer Highway Western Zone, Bora Ete who yesterday made final inspection expressed satisfaction with the quality of work. The completion of Papu-Yupia section of TAH is a huge relief to the state government. The work for the said stretch was awarded to SRK Company in the year 2009. However, due to various issues, the company would not continue the work and handed over the project to TK Engineering, which is an Itanagar based company.
They took over the work in 2013 and remarkably within the period of two year completed the project. Sure this news will make other companies engaged in the construction of TAH to speed up the work. At present majority of road project under the ambitious TAH is progressing at snail pace. Infact the slow progress has not only frustrated public but even ministry of road, transport and highway (MoRTH). In some stretches the work could not be started due to compensation issue. Government of India is refusing to pay the high compensation claim made by the land affected people. This has created a huge hurdle. People of Arunachal should realize that road are being constructed for the benefit of state and therefore they should not become stumbling block. District administration should take strong action against those who are disturbing the progress of TAH in the name of compensation issue.