Dibang river

Itanagar, April 12: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu took an enchanting drive on Arunachal’s longest bridge over the Dibang River.

CM shared a glimpse of the long drive on Twitter quoting that “An enchanting drive on Arunachal’s longest bridge over Dibang river. Completed in 2018, this 6.2km bridge has smoothened the 33km journey between Roing and Dambuk that otherwise required multiple river crossings on boat and elephant back.”

The Dibang River Bridge is a beam bridge across the Dibang River that connects Bomjir and Malek villages and provides all-weather connectivity between Dambuk and Roing in Arunachal Pradesh.


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At 6.2 km long, it is the second-longest bridge above water in India and was completed in 2018 as part of the NH13 Trans-Arunachal Highway. This strategically important bridge helps the Indian military combat anti-national activities and Chinese military threats in the easter sector of the Line of Actual Control border areas. It is known as “Talon” in the Idu Mishmi language.

This bridge spans across the Sikang river system in Arunachal. It is located in the lower Dibang valley district of Arunachal Pradesh.

In 2010, the Union Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the project for the construction of bridges across the Sikang river system and the connecting road between Bomjir-Meka on NH-52, covering a length of 18.950 km.

NH-52 has been renumbered as National Highway 13 which is also known as Trans-Arunachal Highway.

Expenditure on the project was incurred out of the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region’s budget allocations for the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the North Eastern Region. The 750 crore rupees project has seen disruptions due to resistance from locals. In 2018, it became operational after construction completion and testing.