Overview

• On June 10, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju decried a “disease of compensation” as land officers and local leaders allegedly seek to divert the highway alignment for higher payouts.
• The Frontier Highway is a 1,400-kilometre, Rs 42,000-crore project stretching from Bomdila to Vijaynagar along India’s borders with Tibet, China and Myanmar.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued strict directives for its rapid execution under the Vibrant Villages Programme.
• The road is expected to secure remote border villages, boost development and reverse decades of migration from Arunachal Pradesh.
• Rijiju distributed compensation cheques on June 9 and urged beneficiaries to use the funds judiciously and avoid disrupting construction.