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There is no motorable road from Thingbu Hydel to Luguthang, which forced the team to undertake the strenuous expedition on foot.
The officials had to walk through thick forests, swampy stretches and Luguthang river, a tributary of Tawang Chu, numerous times.
Itanagar: With unwavering zeal, health and district officials in Arunachal Pradesh trekked over nine hours to vaccinate 16 grazers staying at 14,000 feet above the sea level at Luguthang, one of the remotest villages in Tawang district, close to the border with Tibet.
Tawang Deputy Commissioner Sang Phuntsok led the eight-member team which vaccinated the 16 villagers on Monday, as they were left out of the government’s Covid immunisation camp organised by the Tawang`s health and district authorities on May 19.
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Buddhist monks oppose fresh push for Power plants in Arunachal Pradesh
Buddhist monks in Arunachal Pradesh s Tawang have again strongly opposed the State government s fresh push for hydropower projects in the north-eastern border State.
| 25 Feb 2021 4:03 AM GMT
ITANAGAR: Buddhist monks in Arunachal Pradesh s Tawang have again strongly opposed the State government s fresh push for hydropower projects in the north-eastern border State.
The Save Mon Region Federation (SMRF) an organisation of Buddhist monks in a statement, said that the proposed plants would not only affect the nesting grounds of the endangered black-necked crane but also threaten several holy Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the western region of the State.