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Setting an example for his contemporaries, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu literally went the extra mile when he climbed mountains and walked through forest areas to meet residents of a remote village.
The CM trekked for 11 hours at a height of 14,500 feet to cover a distance of over 24-km to reach Luguthang village, accompanied by one security officer and a few villagers. Notably, Luguthang is a village which shares borders with China and Bhutan.
“A 24 km trek, 11 hrs of fresh air and mother nature at her best; crossing Karpu La (16000 ft) to reach Luguthang (14500 ft) in Tawang district. A paradise untouched,” Khandu tweeted on Thursday.
Watch the video here:
A 24 Kms trek, 11 hours of fresh air & Mother Nature at her best; crossing Karpu-La (16000 ft) to Luguthang (14500 ft) in Tawang district. A paradise untouched. @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia @MDoNER_India @KirenRijiju @TapirGao @RebiaNabam @ChownaMeinBJP @TseringTashis pic.twitter.com/Jxh4Ymtv8K
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 10, 2020
Located 97-km away from district headquarters Tawang, Luguthang has a population of only 58 people, who live in 11 houses and are mainly engaged in yak rearing.
The CM spent two nights in a house before trekking back his return journey and also held a review meeting with the residents there.
“Had a review meeting with Luguthang villagers to ensure that benefits of every flagship programme reaches the last man standing in forward areas,” he said in a tweet.
Had a review meeting with Luguthang villagers to ensure that benefits of every flagship programme reaches the last man standing in forward areas. pic.twitter.com/06EstVSbWg
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 10, 2020
A 3-day visit to Luguthang village (14,500 ft) of about 24 kms trek.
Luguthang is one of the most remotest inhabited places in Arunachal with just 10 households.
The villagers are primarily engaged in Yak rearing. pic.twitter.com/6BqngHq73p
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 10, 2020
The chief minister, along with Tawang MLA Tsering Tashi, villagers and monks of Tawang monastery attended the consecration of ‘Jangchup Stupa’ the next day.
The stupa has been erected in the name of Khandu’s father and former chief minister Late Dorjee Khandu.
Attended the Consecration of ‘Jangchub Stupa’ in memory of my father former CM Late Dorjee Khandu along with villagers of Luguthang and Monks of Tawang Monastry (Ganden Namgyal Lhatse Monastry). pic.twitter.com/Q2aEJi9V8l
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 10, 2020
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