One Bridge, One Road, No Backup — Anjaw’s Lifeline Over Lohit River Is Crumbling

The trucks kept coming. Heavier than allowed, louder than expected — and now, Anjaw is paying the price. The only Bailey bridge over the Lohit River in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh is dangerously close to collapse. The bridge, located at Krowti in Kibithoo Circle, has been battered into a fragile state by the repeated … Read more

Mud, Fear and No Warning Signs: NH-13 to Indo-China Border Is Falling Apart This Monsoon

Mud, Fear and No Warning Signs: NH-13 to Indo-China Border Is Falling Apart This Monsoon

Every year the rains come. And every year, Arunachal’s NH-13 pays the price. The Pasighat–Pangin stretch of National Highway-13 in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district has been reduced to a battered dirt scar this monsoon season, with back-to-back landslides swallowing chunks of the road and leaving thousands of residents stranded, anxious, and angry. This isn’t a … Read more