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Pema Khandu announces ₹7,834 crore plan to rebuild Arunachal Pradesh

Pema Khandu announces ₹7,834 crore plan to rebuild Arunachal Pradesh
CM Pema Khandu announces ₹7,834 crore plan to rebuild Arunachal Pradesh by 2029 · CNBC TV 18

A state in India called Arunachal Pradesh had some very bad floods and landslides recently.

These disasters damaged roads and buildings.

The leader of the state, Pema Khandu, wants to make everything better and safer.

He promised to spend a lot of money — 7,834 crore rupees — to fix things.

The plan will happen from 2026 to 2029.

He announced this on India's 80th Independence Day.

The money will be used to rebuild roads, give villages better connections to towns, and improve electricity.

He also thanked the national government for sending emergency money to help people.

He told everyone that women in the state are doing amazing things, like running many of the new businesses.

The goal is to build roads and other things that are strong enough to survive floods.

Key facts

Announced by
Chief Minister Pema Khandu
Total investment
₹7,834 crore
Plan period
2026-29
Occasion
80th Independence Day celebrations
State road allocation
₹2,334 crore under Phase-II of the Chief Minister's Comprehensive State Road Development Plan
Rural road allocation
₹2,000 crore under the Comprehensive State Rural Road Development Programme
Power allocation
₹2,000 crore under the Comprehensive State Power Development Programme
Disaster fund assistance
₹44.55 crore advance release under the State Disaster Response Fund

Quotes

Pema Khandu

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

“From Mother’s Kitchens to ARUNIMA Marts, from sports to education, from innovation to enterprise, women of Arunachal Pradesh are strengthening families, generating livelihoods, and creating new pathways of progress.”
CNBC TV 18

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