1. Air Connectivity and its Impact on Key Sectors in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Tourism
Air Connectivity and its Impact on Key Sectors in Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi, 9th July 2017

2. INTRODUCTION
The State of Arunachal Pradesh situated at the eastern most part of India which stands as a sentinel to 3 Countries has been without air connectivity since Independence in 1947 except Vayudoot service to a few locations for a brief period in 1980’s and existing Helicopter service under MHA’s Helicopter Subsidy Scheme since December 1995 to a limited places. However, in the year 2009 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with Ministry of Defence (MoD) for dual use of ALGs to be constructed by Indian Air Force (IAF).Accordingly, 6 No. of ALGs have come up at Ziro, Aalo, Mechuka, Tuting, Pasighat and Walong where IAF is operating its AN-32 Aircrafts. These ALGs have runway length of 1100 mtrs to 1500 mtrs on an average. On the day of Inauguration on 19/08/2016, the Sukhoi Fighter Jets too landed at Pasighat ALG. Besides, these 6 ALGs on Airport constructed by Airports Authority of India is ready for operation at Tezu which has Runway length of 1500 mtrs.
Incidentally the launch of RCS(UDAN) is being seen as a boon. Despite of signing of MoU for Dual use of ALGs, the State Govt. is not utilizing the ALGs for want of operators.
In view of the fact that most of the District Headquarters are located far away from the State Capital requiring 2-3 days travel by land route, it is presumed that there would not be dearth of passengers if Fixed wing Aircraft is operated.

3. The Drivers of Air Transport Growth
Robust Economic growth rate
Increasing urbanisation. Smart City
Tourism
Agriculture and Horticulture production
Medical

4. Sl.No
ALG/Airport
Runway orientation
Runway Dimension
Total width of basic strip 1
Pasighat
17/35
1880m x 45m
150m 2
Ziro
10/36
1298m x 45m
80m 3
Aalo
05/23
1060m x 24m
75m 4
Mechuka
10/28
1250m x 45m 5
Tuting
03/21
1350m x 45m 6
Tezu
1500m x 30m

5. Overview of Aviation in Arunachal
Location of Operational ALGs & Tezu Airport
Tuting
Mechuka
Overview of Aviation in Arunachal
ALG/ Airport

6. ZIRO ALG Lower Subansiri District Ziro, District HQ,
Altitude: 1500 mts
Distance from State Capital Itanagar is 115 kms.
Inhabitants are Apatanis and Nyishis
Tourist attractions :
Ziro festival Of Music (ZFM), Butterfly Meet, rich handloom/ handicraft, KARDO HILLS, home stays, fruit orchards, fish farms, paddy –cum- pisciculture and rich flora and fauna of the Ziro plateau.
Tentative Routes :- Lilabari (Assam), Aalo, Guwahati (Assam).

7. ALG AALO Aalo, District HQ,
West Siang District
Altitude: 243 mts
Situated 297kms from Itanagar
Galo, Adi , Bori-bokars are the inhabitants
Tourist attractions: Malinaithan, fruit orchards, river rafting and angling, hiking etc
Tentative Routes :- Mechuka, Pasighat, Tuting, Dibrugarh(Assam), Lilabari (Assam), Guwahati (Assam).

8. ALG MECHUKA Mechuka, ADC HQ, West Siang District Altitude 1,829 mts
Situated at 477kms from capital.
29kms from away from Indo-China.
Inhabitants are galos, membas, kambas, bori& bokars, pilibos.
Tourist attractions:
Mechuka Festival, scenic beauty, 400 yrs old Buddhist Monastery, white river rafting, angling, trekking/hiking.
Tentative Routes :- Aalo, Tuting, Pasighat, Dibrugarh(Assam), Lilabari (Assam)

9. ALG TUTING Tuting, ADC HQ, Upper Siang District
Altitude: 754 mts
620 km from Itanagar
Inhabitants are Membas and Adis.
Tourist attractions:
Trekking, river rafting/ angling at Siang, lakes, scenic beauty, Bhuddhist shrine abd monasteries.
Tentative Routes :- Pasighat, Aalo, Mechuka, Lilabari (Assam), Dibrugarh (Assam)

10. ALG PASIGHAT Pasighat, District HQ, East Sing District
Altitude: 155 mts
Distance from capital is 265 km
The oldest town(established in1911) of the State.
Inhabitants are Adis, galos.
Tourist Attractions:
Daying Ering Wild Life Sanctuary, Orange orchards, River festivals, white river rafting, angling , Kekar Moying, scenic Mayudia etc.
Tentative Routes :- Tuting, Mechuka, Aalo, Lilabari(Assam), Guwahati (Assam)

11. ALG WALONG Walong, Anjaw District Tourist attractions:
Altitude: 1296 mts
450 km from Itanagar
20 Km south of Chinese border
Inhabitants are Mishmi and Zakhring (formerly known as Meyor).
Tourist attractions:
Walong War Memorial, Hot water Spring, Dong Village(where Sun rises first in India).
Tentative Routes :- Tezu, Dibrugarh (Assam), Guwahati (Assam)

12. TEZU AIRPORT Tezu, District HQ, Lohit District. Altitude: 185 mts
Predominantly inhabited by Mishmi tribe
364 Km from Itanagar
Tourist Attractions:
Parshuram Kund, Glow lake, Dong village, fruit orchards, Buddhist monestaries , Dhola-Sadiya bridge( 9.15 km), Handloom handicraft centers, Kamlang Wild Life Sanctuary.
Tentative Routes :- Guwahati (Assam) , Dibrugarh (Assam).

13. STATE GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES
The Govt. is contemplating to provide additional VGF up to 50% on non-RCS seats if seats are not sold.
Night parking charges if any shall be reimbursed to operators or borne by the State Govt.
State Govt could reimburse RNFC charges on all RCS flights.
VAT on ATF is 0 %.
For Air operations with NSOP further negotiation may be carried out with the State Government.

14. Why Aviation? (Tourism Perspective)

16. Traffic Trends in North East
Year
Aircraft Movements
Passengers
Freight (In Tonnes)
No.
% Change
33019
4.5 %
10.8 %
10304
13.4%
34036
3.1 %
12.0 %
11006
6.8%
42069
23.6 %
40.2 %
9836
-10.6%
55471
31.9 %
25.9 %
11260
14.5%
58843
6.1 %
4.1 %
13346
18.5%
62307
5.9%
21.8%
18947
42.0%
67393
8.2%
26.5%
24087
27.1%

17. Connectivity from Metros17

18. Intra-connectivity NER18

20. The Importance of Aviation
A significant contributor to international travel:
In 2013, almost 1.1 billion tourists crossed international borders, and over half of these tourists arrived at their respective destinations by air.

21. Furthermore UNWTO expects:
The number of international tourist arrivals worldwide to increase by an average of 3.3% a year over the period 2030
With arrivals to Asia/Pacific predicted to increase even faster at 4.9% per year

22. Major Tourist Destinations

23. Tourist Circuits
Guwahati / Tezpur (Assam) – Bhalukpong – Bomdila – Tawang
(including sub-circuit: Bhalukpong – Tipi – Seijosa)
Guwahati / Tezpur (Assam) – Itanagar- Ziro – Daporizo – Along – Pasighat.
Dibrugarh (Assam) – Pasighat – Jengging – Yingkiong.
Tinsukia (Assam) – Roing- Anini.
Tinsukia (Assam) – Tezu – Hayuliang.
Margherita (Assam) – Miao – Namdhapha-Vijay Nagar
Namdapha to Vijay Nagar (NEW EXTENSION)
Tezpur-Seijosa (Pakhui)- Bhalukpong –Tipi – Tezpur .
Doimukh – Sagalee-Pake Kesang- Seppa .
Ziro- Palin – Nyapin –Sangram – Koloriang .
Daporijo –Taliha – Siyum – Nacho.
Aalo – Mechuka
Margerita-Jairampur-Nampong-Manmao-Pangsau Pass (NEW)

24. Important Tourist Destinations
3. Dibrugarh (Assam) – Pasighat – Jengging – Yingkiong
Pasighat: Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary
Jengging: Mouling National Park
Komsing: Komsing bridge, Sir. N. Williamson
Memorial
Yingkion: White water rafting
Kekar Monying: Anglo-Abor war memorial
(4th Dec 1911)

25. Important Tourist Destinations
4. Tinsukia (Assam) – Roing- Anini
Mayudia: Mayudia pass and hill resort
Bhismaknagar: Bhismaknagar fort (12th Century AD)
Hunli: Cave temple
Mehao: Mehao Lake, Mehao wild life sanctuary, Sally lake

26. Important Tourist Destinations
5. Tinsukia (Assam) – Tezu – Hayuliang
Namsai: Tengapani Buddhist Monastery
Wakro: Kamlang Wild Life Sanctuary
Parasuram Kund
Dong valley

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