Arunachal CM Pema Khandu announces new administrative circle in Upper Subansiri district

Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], November 23 : Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday officially announced the creation of a new administrative circle, Lab-le, out of the existing Payeng circle in Upper Subansiri district, which had been pending for several years.
In a public meeting at Kublong village under Taliha Assembly Constituency, Khandu admitted the slow pace of infrastructural development in the Payeng administrative circle created way back in 1999.

"This is my maiden visit to Payeng Circle, and I admit it has not developed as it should have, being one of the oldest administrative circles of the state government. Maybe there was not a proper plan. It may be that political will at the highest level was not the strongest. But I promise this will change," he said.
Reacting to one previous speaker, Tara Payeng, the first Tagin MLA, who was instrumental in the creation of the circle headquarters, Khandu acknowledged his sentiments on the underdevelopment of the region.
He assured Payeng that the veteran would be a living witness to the transformation that the area will undergo in a few years.
"Every public representative's heart beats for his or her constituency. Payengji, the first MLA of the region, has the right to resent the lack of development in the area he represented in the legislative assembly. May God give you good health and witness the change you always wanted," he said.

Khandu assured that his priority will be to provide all the requisite infrastructure and manpower to both circles--Payeng and the newly announced Lab-le.
Pointing out that Arunachal's slow pace of development before 2014 was due to the then-central government's lackadaisical attitude towards the North East, he hailed the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the region's unprecedented transformation.
"Narendra Modi's outlook towards the North East is completely different. There's no policy, program or budget prepared today without including the North East. The difference it has made can be seen," he remarked.
Mentioning that the assembly elections are just around the corner, Khandu sought support and cooperation from the people to maintain the accelerated pace of development across the state.
"We have a blueprint ready to take our beloved state on a fast-paced developmental trajectory once the impending elections are done and dusted," he revealed.
While responding to several memoranda submitted by the locals, the Chief Minister assured that every demand, which is all genuine, would be taken care of by the state government in a phased manner.
Meanwhile, Khandu in the presence of the four legislators of Upper Subansiri, Tourism Minister Nakap Nalo, Nyato Dukam, Rode Bui and Tanya Soki, along with legislators Phurpa Tsering and Hayeng Mangfi, inaugurated several projects, including the infrastructure of Taliha Government Secondary School and a stadium at Taliha.
Additionally, a road from Bogne to Lepajaring, one inspection bungalow at Kodak, a circle office building and CO residential quarter, Taliha, an augmentation of Taliha water supply and PMGSY roads from Noh Bridge to Papa, Taliha to Duchok, Tajina bridge to Ramsing and Tajina bridge to Baring were also inaugurated.