Surface connectivity restored to remote Arunachal Pradesh district after 10 days

Surface connectivity was restored to remote Shi-Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh, which was cut off from the rest of the state after a key bridge was washed away in a flash flood on June 1, officials said on Friday.

The RCC (reinforced cement concrete) bridge near Yapik village over the Sikam Sibu stream was on Aalo-Mechuka road which is used by locals as well as by the defence personnel.

The route is now open for light motor vehicles (LMVs) after the Border Roads Organization (BRO) re-established connection between Aalo, the headquarters of West Siang district, and Mechuka in Shi-Yomi, a district bordering China, on Thursday, officials said.