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ED Tightens the Noose: Properties Worth ₹2.69 Crore Attached in Arunachal Highway Land Scam

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ED Tightens the Noose: Properties Worth ₹2.69 Crore Attached in Arunachal Highway Land Scam

When government money meant to compensate ordinary landowners ends up as someone else’s asset, the Enforcement Directorate tends to knock — hard. The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally seized two immovable properties worth Rs 2.69 crore belonging to a man named Nyakpo Yangfo, in connection with what investigators are calling serious irregularities in land acquisition compensation … Read more

Mudslide Blocks NH-415 Near Hollongi Airport: What Failed

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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 massive mudslide blocked NH-415 near Hollongi’s Donyi Polo airport, exposing years of illegal hillside digging. See what the administration is doing now.

Over 600 Young Voices Say No: Arunachal’s Youth Take a Loud Stand Against Drugs

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Over 600 Young Voices Say No: Arunachal’s Youth Take a Loud Stand Against Drugs

Six hundred voices, one promise. And it echoed across two districts of Arunachal Pradesh on the same day. A Pledge That Filled a Hall in Doimukh On Friday, students, teachers, and youth volunteers packed the Government Higher Secondary School in Doimukh for a drug awareness programme organised by the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth … Read more

The Sky Isn’t Done Yet — IMD Warns of Heavy to Very Heavy Rains Battering Arunachal Pradesh for Two More Days

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The Sky Isn't Done Yet — IMD Warns of Heavy to Very Heavy Rains Battering Arunachal Pradesh for Two More Days

Arunachal Pradesh is already bleeding from the wounds of this monsoon — and the India Meteorological Department just confirmed the hits are not stopping. The IMD’s Meteorological Centre in Itanagar issued a sharp alert on July 29, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall across multiple districts of the state on July 30 and July 31. … Read more

Shots Fired, Peace Sought: Arunachal Minister Breaks Silence on Assam Border Tensions

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Shots Fired, Peace Sought: Arunachal Minister Breaks Silence on Assam Border Tensions

Fifty rounds. No injuries. But a wound that’s been festering for decades. That’s the reality on the Assam-Arunachal border, and Home Minister Mama Natung finally stepped up to address it on July 28. What Sparked the Latest Flashpoint It started on July 15. In Sango village under the Tarasso area of Papum Pare district, things … Read more

A Trailblazer Takes Charge: Hage Mamu Steps In as Papum Pare’s New DC

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A Trailblazer Takes Charge: Hage Mamu Steps In as Papum Pare's New DC

Papum Pare has a new Deputy Commissioner — and she is not just any officer. Hage Mamu brings with her a record that most IAS officers would envy, and a story that Arunachal Pradesh can be genuinely proud of. A New Chapter for Papum Pare IAS officer Hage Mamu formally assumed charge as the Deputy … Read more

“Assam Is Our Elder Brother”: Arunachal Minister Mama Natung Reaches Across the Border With a Message of Peace

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"Assam Is Our Elder Brother": Arunachal Minister Mama Natung Reaches Across the Border With a Message of Peace

There’s something quietly powerful about a minister choosing the language of family over the language of dispute. Amid renewed tensions along the Arunachal Pradesh–Assam border, state Home and Border Affairs Minister Mama Natung stood up on July 26 and said something most politicians wouldn’t dare — that Assam is the “elder brother,” and Arunachal, like … Read more

Arunachal Pradesh Shakes Up Its Bureaucracy — And Nobody Saw It Coming This Fast

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Arunachal Pradesh Shakes Up Its Bureaucracy — And Nobody Saw It Coming This Fast

The Arunachal Pradesh government didn’t waste time. On July 24, 2026, it swept through its administrative corridors and reshuffled a significant number of top IAS and APCS officers across key districts and departments — all with immediate effect. A Chain of Transfers That Touched Every Corner of the State The order, issued by the Department … Read more

Seven Lives Lost: Arunachal’s Floods Claim Another as Missing Woman’s Body Found

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Seven Lives Lost: Arunachal's Floods Claim Another as Missing Woman's Body Found

The floodwaters eventually give up what they take — but the wait is always devastating. Sixteen days after 43-year-old Taw Ajini was swept away by raging flash floods, her body was finally recovered from the Lichi area of Papum Pare district on July 9, pushing Arunachal Pradesh’s flood death toll to a grim seven. Swept … Read more

Arunachal Finally Gets a Breather — But the Flood Scars Run Deep

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Arunachal Finally Gets a Breather — But the Flood Scars Run Deep

The skies cleared, and so did some of the fear. After days of relentless rain battering Arunachal Pradesh, the flood situation across the state has finally started showing signs of easing — but don’t mistake that for the crisis being over. A Moment of Relief, But Not Rest On Friday, July 3, the State Emergency … Read more