July 2016 \ News \ BUSINESS AND GOVERNANCE
ARUNACHAL AND PMO

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr Kiren Rijiju met the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Mr Kalikho Pul in June and discussed a wide range of issues related to Arunachal Pradesh. Mr Kalikho Pul sought the attention of Dr Jitendra Singh to the problem of air connectivity, to which Dr Jitendra Singh said that land had already been identified for an airport in Itanagar. In response to the CMD’s plea for building a railway corridor along the foothills in the State, Dr Singh said that the matter has been discussed with the Railway Minister Mr Suresh Prabhu and the plan is to have a broad-gauge railway track in the North-Eastern States.




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