ITANAGAR: A long stretch of National Highway-13 caved in near Yorte camp, between Pakke-Kessang and the
Passa river in Pakke-Kessang district of
Arunachal Pradesh, leaving several vehicles stranded on both ends.
A 30-km stretch of the road has caved in. A temporary diversion road was carved out for the movement of stranded light motor vehicles on Monday. It remained blocked on Tuesday after heavy overnight rainfall.
Several heavy vehicles which were going to Seppa in
East Kameng district were stranded at Pakke-Kessang.
"Due to continuous heavy downpour, the Shushi Infra & Mining Company is unable to construct a diversion road for heavy vehicles. The road will be restored when it stops raining," said Pakke-Kessang deputy commissioner T Messar. He added that three people had drowned in the Passa stream in a car accident on July 8 last at the same location.