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Arunachal’s Decade of Change: Roads, Growth, and a State That’s Finally Opening Up

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Ten years ago, getting from one district to another in Arunachal Pradesh could take an entire day. Today, tunnels slice through mountains and airports sit where only jungle stood before. The numbers Chief Minister Pema Khandu put on the table Wednesday tell a story that’s hard to ignore. Speaking on the concluding day of a … Read more

Colours, Drums and Ceremony: Vice President Radhakrishnan Lands in Itanagar for a Two-Day Visit

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The drumbeats were already in the air long before the official motorcade rolled through Itanagar. On September 8, Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan touched down at Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi for a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh — a state that rarely misses a chance to remind visitors just how extraordinary it … Read more

Race Against Rain: Arunachal Rushes to Fix NH-415 Before VP’s Visit to Itanagar

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With the Vice President of India just days away from setting foot in Itanagar, the Arunachal Pradesh government is in a quiet but urgent scramble — fixing a battered highway that has seen better days. The Arunachal Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Highway Zone has intensified road repair and restoration work along the Hollongi-Itanagar stretch … Read more

IndiGo Eyes Itanagar Daily Flights — And It Could Change Everything for Arunachal

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Getting in and out of Arunachal Pradesh has never been easy. But that might be about to change in a big way. IndiGo, India’s largest low-cost carrier, is proposing to significantly expand its flight operations between Itanagar’s Donyi Polo Airport and Guwahati starting October 10 — a move that the business community is already calling … Read more

A Student’s Dream Ended in Kerala. Now His Body Is Finally Heading Home.

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Michi Marpu, Arunachal Pradesh student, Kerala student death, Kothamangalam suicide, MA College of Engineering, Roji M John, KTU year-back system, student repatriation, Ziro Lower Subansiri, Donyi Polo Airport, student mental health, Kerala higher education, engineering student death, BTech student, academic pressure, student protest Kerala, KTU regulations, Kerala government, Arunachal news, Northeast India, student rights, year-back policy, college mental health, Itanagar repatriation, student welfare India

Michi Marpu left Ziro with a dream. He came back in a coffin. The 20-year-old BTech student from Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district was found dead in his rented flat in Kothamangalam, Kerala, on Saturday. A rope was around his neck. His college mates, who shared the accommodation, made the grim discovery. Police registered a … Read more

Illegal Digging, Blocked Roads, and a Highway on the Edge — Hollongi’s Crisis at the Airport’s Doorstep

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--- # Illegal Digging, Blocked Roads, and a Highway on the Edge — Hollongi's Crisis at the Airport's Doorstep **A mudslide didn't just block a highway near Arunachal's prized international airport — it exposed something far more dangerous: years of unchecked earth-cutting that nobody stopped in time.** On the night of Sunday, August 3, a massive wall of mud and debris came crashing down onto NH 415, just a few kilometres short of the Donyi Polo International Airport in Hollongi. Vehicles were stranded for hours. And when daylight came, the full picture of what caused it was impossible to ignore — private individuals had been cutting into the hillside right next to one of the most critical stretches of highway in Arunachal Pradesh. --- **"Clean It Up — Or Face the Law"** The Papum Pare district administration has since identified three major locations where road damage occurred due to earth-cutting, involving two private individuals and an agency that was laying a gas pipeline along the corridor. All three have been issued firm directions to remove the debris they caused. Officials made it clear that legal consequences will follow if they fail to act. That's strong language from the administration — and it should be. The damage didn't happen overnight. It happened because someone looked the other way for far too long. --- **Four Days, and the Hill Keeps Winning** Workers deployed by the landowners have been at the site since the slide. But cleaning up after a monsoon mudslide is no simple task. "For the last four days, we are continuously working to clear debris. But when it rains, the debris keeps coming from the hill. However, we are trying to clear as soon as possible," said a worker at the site. It's an honest admission — and a reminder of just how relentless the hills of Arunachal can be once they start moving. You can't negotiate with gravity. --- **The Public is Angry — and Not Without Reason** Both the Papum Pare and the Itanagar Capital Region administrations have drawn sharp public criticism for their failure to control illegal earth-cutting along the highway. Between Hollongi and Itanagar, multiple stretches of road have been hit. People have seen this coming. The frustration in the community is real — this is the road that leads to an international airport, and it is being treated like somebody's personal construction yard. Techi Taka, GPC of Hollongi, appealed to people who purchase land in the area to refrain from earth-cutting and to inform local panchayat leaders and the administration if there is an urgent need to do so. That appeal carries weight — but it also underlines just how widespread and brazen the problem has become. --- **A Road on the Verge of Disappearing** Beyond the debris-clearing effort, there's another alarming detail. Authorities have taken steps to protect the road near the Donyi Polo International Airport entry point, which is on the verge of being washed away. Let that sink in. The access road to Arunachal's international airport is teetering. District administration officials, PWD Highway engineers, and local panchayat leaders are on the ground monitoring the work. That's reassuring — but the fact that it reached this point at all is the real story here. This isn't just about one mudslide or one blocked highway. It's about what happens when oversight fails and private interests are allowed to eat into land that affects everyone. The administration's crackdown is necessary — but it needs to last well beyond the monsoon season. --- --- **② ARTICLE TAGS** Hollongi, NH 415, earth cutting, mudslide, Papum Pare, Donyi Polo Airport, Arunachal Pradesh, district administration, debris clearing, landowners, highway blocked, illegal earth cutting, ICR administration, monsoon damage, road damage, PWD Highway, gas pipeline, Techi Taka, Itanagar, blanket ban, panchayat, road safety, hill cutting, Arunachal news, 2026 monsoon, airport road, public criticism, legal action, highway restoration --- **④ SOCIAL MEDIA HASHTAGS** #ArunachalPradesh #Hollongi #NH415 #DonyiPoloAirport #EarthCutting #Mudslide #PapumPare #ArunachalNews #HighwayBlocked #MonsoonDamage #ICRAdministration #AbotaniTV #RoadSafety #IllegalConstruction #DebrisClearing #PanchayatLeaders #PWDHighway #ArunachalMonsoon #HillCutting #NortheastIndia

A mudslide didn’t just block a highway near Arunachal’s prized international airport — it exposed something far more dangerous: years of unchecked earth-cutting that nobody stopped in time. On the night of Sunday, August 3, a massive wall of mud and debris came crashing down onto NH 415, just a few kilometres short of the … Read more

“Not an Inch Will Be Given”: Arunachal’s New RS MP Tai Tagak Shuts Down China Incursion Buzz, Promises Ground Truth

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"Not an Inch Will Be Given": Arunachal's New RS MP Tai Tagak Shuts Down China Incursion Buzz, Promises Ground Truth

Arunachal Pradesh’s freshly elected Rajya Sabha MP landed home on Thursday — and walked straight into a storm of questions about China. <br> A Hero’s Welcome at Hollongi Tai Tagak, who was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, touched down at Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi on July 2 to a reception that was anything … Read more

Donyi Polo Airport Yatri Suvidha Diwas: Passenger Initiatives Launched in Arunachal Pradesh

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Donyi Polo Airport Yatri Suvidha Diwas: Passenger Initiatives Launched in Arunachal Pradesh

The Donyi Polo Airport Yatri Suvidha Diwas brought a series of passenger-focused activities to the airport in Arunachal Pradesh on June 15. Authorities welcomed travelers with traditional gestures while collecting input to enhance future services at the facility. At a glance Event observed on Monday, June 15, 2026 Traditional tilak welcome for arriving passengers Saplings … Read more

NH-415 Damage Near Donyi Polo Airport Unrepaired for Over a Year

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NH-415 Damage Near Donyi Polo Airport Unrepaired for Over a Year

A damaged section of NH-415 damage near Donyi Polo Airport continues to create challenges for travelers in Arunachal Pradesh more than a year after it appeared. Commuters and local residents have voiced worries about safety and slow progress on repairs along this important route linking Holongi in Assam to Itanagar. At a glance Damaged stretch … Read more

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