ອິນເດຍໄດ້ເປີດຂົວແຫ່ງນຶ່ງທີ່ຍາວທີ່ສຸດໃນປະເທດ ຢູ່ໃນເຂດຊົນນະບົດທາງພາກ
ຕາເວັນອອກສຽງເໜືອຂອງປະເທດ ເພື່ອເສີມຂະຫຍາຍການກໍ່ສ້າງພື້ນຖານໂຄງ
ລ່າງທາງດ້ານປ້ອງກັນຊາດ ຢູ່ໃກ້ກັບຊາຍແດນຂອງປະເທດດັ່ງກ່າວ ທີ່ມີການຂັດ
ແຍ້ງກັນກັບຈີນນັ້ນ. ຂົວແຫ່ງນີ້ ແມ່ນໂຄງການນຶ່ງ ໃນຈໍານວນຫລາຍໆໂຄງການ ທີ່
ໄດ້ຮັບການຊຸກຍູ້ໃຫ້ສໍາເລັດໄວຂຶ້ນ ເພື່ອອໍານວຍຄວາມສະດວກໃຫ້ການເຄື່ອນທະ
ຫານ ແລະກອງກໍາລັງປືນໃຫຍ່ ໄປຍັງລັດ Arunachal Pradesh ທີ່ຈີນກ່າວອ້າງວ່າ
ເປັນຂອງຕົນນັ້ນ.
ຂົວ Dhola Sadiya ທີ່ມີຄວາມຍາວ 9.15 ກິໂລແມັດ ຂ້າມນໍ້າ Brahmaputra ຈະ
ເຮັດໃຫ້ອິນເດຍສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງແຄວ້ນຂອງພູຫິມະໄລແຫ່ງນັ້ນທີ່ຈີນໄດ້ອ້າງວ່າ ເປັນ
ເຂດທິເບດໃຕ້ ໄດ້ງ່າຍ ແລະໄວຂຶ້ນ.
ຂົວດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ຖືກອອກແບບມາໃຫ້ສາມາດຮັບນໍ້າໜັກຂອງລົດຖັງ ທີ່ໜັກ 60 ໂຕນໄດ້.
ຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ ໃນການເປີດໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວ ໃນມື້ຄົບຮອບການຂຶ້ນກໍາຕໍາແໜ່ງໄດ້
ສາມປີພໍດີ ຂອງທ່ານນັ້ນ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ Narendra Modi ບໍ່ພຽງແຕ່ເພັ່ງເລັງໃສ່
ດ້ານການທະຫານເທົ່ານັ້ນ ແຕ່ຍັງໄດ້ສຸມໃສ່ຜົນປະໂຫຍດທາງດ້ານເສດຖະກິດຂອງໂຄງການອີກດ້ວຍ ຊຶ່ງຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ການເຊື່ອມໂຍງ ໃນເຂດຫ່າງໄກສອກຫລີກ ທີ່ມີພື້ນ
ຖານໂຄງລ່າງທີ່ຊຸດໂຊມ ໄດ້ຮັບການປັບປຸງ ໃຫ້ດີຂຶ້ນ.
ທ່ານກ່າວວ່າ ຂົວດັ່ງກ່າວຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ມີການພັດທະນາ ທັງຢູ່ໃນລັດ Arunachal
Pradesh ແລະລັດຕ່າງໆ ໃນແຄວ້ນ Assam ແລະຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ຊາວນາ ຊາວສວນ
ຫລາຍໆພັນຄົນ ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງຕະຫລາດໃໝ່ໄດ້. ທ່ານ Modi ກ່າວວ່າ "ມັນບໍ່ພຽງ
ແຕ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ປະຢັດເວລາ ແລະເງິນເທົ່ານັ້ນ ແຕ່ມັນຍັງຈະພາໃຫ້ມີການປະຕິວັດທາງ
ເສດຖະກິດອີກດ້ວຍ."
ເບິ່ງວີດິໂອກ່ຽວກັບຂ່າວນີ້ເພີ້ມເປັນພາສາອັງກິດ
India Opens Its Longest Bridge in Northeast Boosting Defense Infrastructure Close to China Border
India has opened its longest bridge in the country's remote northeast to boost its defense infrastructure close to its contested border with China. The bridge is one of several projects that have been accelerated to facilitate movement of armed forces and artillery to Arunachal Pradesh state, which China claims as its own.
The 9.15-kilometer Dhola Sadiya bridge over Brahmaputra river will give faster and easier access to the Himalayan state, which China refers to as South Tibet.
The bridge has been designed to withstand the weight of 60-ton battle tanks.
Inaugurating the project on a day that he completed three years in power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, focussed not on the defense, but the economic benefits of a project that will also improve connectivity in a remote region where infrastructure has been poor.
He said it would speed up development in both Arunachal Pradesh and Assam states and help tens of thousands of farmers gain access to new markets. "It will not just save time and money, it will usher in an economic revolution," said Modi.
Since taking office in 2014, Modi's government has made upgrading infrastructure a priority to propel economic growth.
This includes several key projects in border regions in northeastern states that his government says are needed to strengthen Indian defenses.
The policy marks a strategic shift in India's strategy, which for decades did not upgrade infrastructure in the region believing that the improvements could be used by Chinese troops to get easy access to India. India and China fought a brief war in 1962, and despite prolonged negotiations, parts of their border are still disputed.
Former Major General and security analyst Dipankar Banerjee says that in the past it was felt that "close to the border if you built roads, then it could perhaps be used for offensive purpose by either side. So there was some constraint on building roads."
By next year, India also hopes to complete a two-lane road to a remote but strategic border area in Arunachal Pradesh where all military supplies have to be ferried by helicopter. Building the road along near vertical Himalayan slopes is an engineering challenge that involves transporting even road building equipment via helicopters.
Another project focuses on upgrading landing grounds for heavy transport aircraft. Indian analysts say these projects will help close a gap with the huge transport network China has built on its side of the border. "China has got much better infrastructure, that is one of the major issues," says Banerjee.
Last week, Home Minister Rajnath Singh called on troops guarding the border to remain vigilant against Chinese transgressions. "We want peace, but peace with honor. We need to be capable of deterring anyone who may think we are weak," Singh said.
Ties between the two countries have deteriorated in the past year. Last month, China voiced strident objections to a visit by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh and warned that the trip to a disputed region that it claims as its own would impact ties. The visit prompted junior Defense Minister Kiren Rijiu to say that "Arunachal Pradesh is part of India and that reality will not change."
