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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{infobox road
|header_type=UC
|country=IND
|name = Mago-Thingbu–Vijaynagar Border Road
|map=
|map_notes=
|length_km= 2000
|direction_a= West
|direction_b= East
|terminus_a= [[Mago, Tawang|Mago]]-[[Thingbu]] in [[Tawang district]]
|junction=
|terminus_b= [[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijaynagar]] in [[Changlang district]]
|formed=
|history=
|states= [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|cities=[[Tawang]], [[Changlang]]
|maint=
}}
'''Arunachal Frontier Highway''', also '''[[Mago, Tawang|Mago]]-[[Thingbu]]–[[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijaynagar]] Border Highway''',<ref name="BR7">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-government-to-provide-funds-for-restoration-of-damaged-highways-2020106 | title=Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways | publisher=Diligent Media Corporation Ltd | access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> is a planned border highway in the [[India]]n state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. The {{convert|2,000|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} road follows the [[McMahon Line]],<ref name=kn1/><ref name=BR1>{{cite news|title=Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-China-border/articleshow/44831871.cms|first=Dipak Kumar|last=Dash|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> the international border between India and China. The [[Government of India]] estimates the cost at {{INRConvert|40000|c|currency_formatting=c|lk=on|to=USD|year=2014}}.<ref name=BR3>{{cite web|title=Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/indian-government-plans-highway-along-disputed-china-border/|work=Ankit Panda|publisher=thediplomat.com|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BR2>{{cite web |url= http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nqEwdXxkIgrSHPpTSzsFRN/Govt-planning-road-along-McMohan-line-in-Arunachal-Pradesh.html |title= Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju |publisher= Live Mint |access-date= 2014-10-26}}</ref>

The highway along the China border would accompany the [[Trans-Arunachal Highway]] (through the middle) and the [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal East-West Corridor]] (in the foothills along the Assam border) as major highways spanning the whole state, pursuing the [[Ministry_for_Development_of_North_Eastern_Region#Northeast_India_connectivity_projects|Look East connectivity]] concept.<ref name=kn1>[https://www.northeasttoday.in/arunachal-dy-cm-lays-foundation-stone-of-bridge-over-bari-river/ Arunachal Dy CM Lays Foundation Stone of Bridge over Bari River] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051151/https://www.northeasttoday.in/arunachal-dy-cm-lays-foundation-stone-of-bridge-over-bari-river/ |date=22 December 2017 }}, North East Today, 11 Dec 2017.</ref>

==Alignment==
The high-altitude highway will originate from [[Mago, Tawang|Mago]]-[[Thingbu]] in [[Tawang district]] and meander through the following border areas of Arunachal Pradesh along the McMahon Line: [[West Kameng district]]; [[East Kameng district]]; [[Upper Subansiri district]]; [[Mechuka]] in [[West Siang district]]; [[Tuting]] in [[Upper Siang district]]; [[Dibang Valley district]]; [[Desali]] in [[Lower Dibang Valley district]]; [[Chaglagam]], [[Kibithu]], [[Dong, Arunachal Pradesh|Dong]] and [[Hawai, India|Hawai]] all in [[Anjaw district]]; and end at [[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijaynagar]] in [[Changlang district]] at the junction of Arunachal Pradesh, [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]] and [[Myanmar]].<ref name=BR3/><ref name=BR6/> The map of alignment can be seen [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg here].<ref name=BR6>{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nation.htm|title=China warns India against paving road in Arunachal|work=Ajay Banerjee|publisher=tribuneindia.com|access-date= 2014-10-26}}</ref> Also proposed is a 100 km long western spur from [[Tawang]] to [[Yongphulla Airport]] in Bhutan (upgraded by India and jointly used by the Indian Army and Bhutan Army)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dantak|work=Border Roads Organisation|publisher=[[Government of India]]|url=http://www.bro.nic.in/indexmain.asp?projectid=23|access-date=1 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154718/http://www.bro.nic.in/indexmain.asp?projectid=23|archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> in eastern Bhutan via [[Lumla]]-Yabab in India and [[Trashigang]] in Bhutan.

The highway will intersect with the proposed [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|East-West Industrial Corridor Highway]] in the foothills of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] from [[Bhairabkunda]], the tri-junction of [[Bhutan]], [[Assam]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh]] to [[Ruksin]] in [[East Siang district]].<ref name=BR7/>

The highway will pass through the [[Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation#BCIM Economic Corridor|BCIM Economic Corridor]] proposed by the [[Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation]] (BCIM Forum),<ref name=BR7/><ref name=BR1/> a multi-mode corridor that includes a highway from [[Calcutta]] in India's [[West Bengal]] state to [[Kunming]] in China's [[Yunnan]] province. As well as Arunachal Pradesh, the highway passes through the Indian states of [[Manipur]] and [[Assam]].<ref name="BR4">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29639950 | title=Why India is planning a new road near the China border | publisher=[[BBC]] | work=BBC News | date=16 October 2014 | access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref>

The highway will cross the [[Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary]], which may raise environmental issues.

==Current status==
The [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] identifies the highway as one of the 29 corridors close to the 3,600 km international border, which it proposes to undertake as a [[National Highway Development Project]] (NHDP), though there is "little habitation" along the proposed route and only "small stretches of minor roads".<ref name=BR1/>

In 2013, the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] found that, of the 503 stretches on the borders to be completed by 2022, only 17 were complete, and work was is underway on just 50.{{cn|date=June 2020}} Government, led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], seeks to expedite these projects with the coordinated efforts of [[Border Roads Organisation]], [[Ministry of Defence (India)]], [[Government of Arunachal Pradesh]], National Highways Development Project, [[Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region]] and [[National Security Advisor (India)]].<ref name=BR>{{cite web|title=Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border|url=http://www.ipanewspack.com/defence/top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-china-border/|publisher=ipanewspack.com|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023053956/http://www.ipanewspack.com/defence/top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-china-border/|archive-date=23 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2014, [[Kiren Rijiju]], [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of State for Home Affairs]] of India was trying to expedite the project as well as the proposed [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh]]<ref name=BR7/><ref name=BR2/> as he said "I am proposing to undertake this road along with another in the foothill areas of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] state from [[Bhairabkunda]] in [[Assam]] located at the tri-junction of [[Bhutan]], [[Assam]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh]] to [[Ruksin]] in [[East Siang district]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] state which will serve as an industrial corridor for the people residing in the foothill areas of the state".<ref name=BR2/>

==Rationales==
Various sources in the [[Government of India]] and media have mentioned the following reasons to build the highway:<ref name=BR1/><ref name=BR3/><ref name=BR2/><ref name=BR4/>
*That the highway will generate employment and increase tourism in these hard-to-reach areas.
*That the highway will check Chinese incursions into Indian territory. China has built an extensive road and railway network on its side, posing a security risk to India as the region is relatively inaccessible on the Indian side.

==See also==
; Arunachal Pradesh connectivity projects
* [[Tawang#TR|Bhalukpong-Tawang railway]], under-construction
* [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal East-West Corridor]], across foothills of lower upper Arunachal Pradesh
* [[Trans-Arunachal Highway]], exiting operational highway
* [[India-China Border Roads]]

; Northeast connectivity projects
* [[Ministry_of_Development_of_North_Eastern_Region#Projects|Northeast Connectivity projects]]
* [[India–Myanmar_barrier#Look-East_Connectivity|Look-East Connectivity projects]]
* [[North-South and East-West Corridor]]
* [[Burma–India relations#India-Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Highway|India-Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Highway]]
* [[Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation#BCIM Economic Corridor|BCIM Economic Corridor]]
* [[Asian Highway Network]]
* [[Brahmaputra_River#Bridges|List of bridges on Brahmaputra River]]

; National highways
* [[List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)]]
* [[List of National Highways in India]]
* [[National Highways Development Project]]
* [[Expressways of India]]
* [[Golden Quadrilateral]] (GQ)

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Highways Network}}
{{Transport in India}}

[[Category:Proposed roads in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Roads in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Modi administration initiatives]]

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