CHINA-TIBET: CHINA COMPLETES STRATEGIC HIGHWAY OPPOSITE ARUNACHAL PRADESH LINKING NYINGCHI WITH MEDOG
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China announced the completion of construction of a US$ 310 million strategically important highway connecting Pad Township in the Chinese city of Nyingchi with the Baibung Township in Medog County,through the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, which is known as the world’s deepest gorge with a maximum depth of 6009 metres. The 67.22-kilometre-long highway includes a 2.15-kilometre-long tunnel. The construction of the highway had begun back in 2014. The altitude difference between the highest and the lowest spots of the highway is as high as 2,892 metres. The highway cuts travel time between Pad Township in Nyingchi and Medog by 8 hours. The highway is just across Arunachal Pradesh.
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