Arunachal: China border MLAs form forum to check outmigration
The Hindu
Disadvantages of Border Area Development Programme hampering bid to ready locals as a line of defence
The MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh representing constituencies bordering Tibetan China have formed a forum to prevent the outmigration of villagers and modify the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) to suit local needs. A decades-old plan of the State government to prepare border area residents as a line of defence backfired after they began migrating to urban areas within Arunachal Pradesh or beyond for livelihood. Many such villages are almost abandoned today.More Related News
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