Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet on Saturday took decisions which will give a significant boost to the development trajectory of the state.
The cabinet okayed the proposal to recommend a proposal for connectivity to unconnected habitations in border areas of the state under Border Area Development Programme (BADP) as a special case.
A total of 72 roads located in 23 border blocks in 12 districts of the state would be taken up under the programme.
It shall cover 2098.40 km of roads with 219 numbers of bridges covering 227 unconnected habitations along the border at an estimated cost of Rs 3345.03 crore.
Government spokesman Bamang Felix said in a statement on Saturday.
In another major decision, the state cabinet decided to suspend the operation of Pawan Hans Helicopter Service in the state till completion of inquiry into the recent incident of chopper crash at Tirap which claimed 3 lives including the then Tirap Deputy Commissioner Late Kamlesh Joshi.
The state government has already written to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, to conduct a thorough inquiry into the incident to unearth the facts behind repeated accidents involving Pawan Hans Helicopters in the state.
While safety and security arrangements in operational helipads with allocation of adequate fund were approved, the cabinet decided to improve the perimeter security of Naharlagun Helipad with suitable measures.
In addition, the Cabinet passed the Arunachal Pradesh Road Safety Policy – 2015 to curb rise in road accidents, injuries and fatalities in the state.
Under the policy, safety awareness issues, establishment of road safety information database, safer road infrastructure, safer vehicle, safer driver etc. would be implemented.
The cabinet further okayed setting up of 10 various categories of posts in Arunachal Pradesh Public Services Commission to cater to the requirement of the Commission. (PTI)
