The Arunachal Pradesh government has prepared a master plan to develop the historic Chakzam Bridge in Tawang district as heritage tourism hub.
The bridge at Mogto, traditionally attributed to a Buddhist Monk Thangtong Gyalpo and constructed in the 15th century, stands as an important example of indigenous engineering and community-oriented infrastructure.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday reviewed the master plan and stressed a community-first approach to preserve the region’s rich indigenous engineering legacy.
“Today I have reviewed the master plan for development of the proposed tourist and heritage centre around the Chakzam Bridge at Mogto, envisioned as a community-first heritage model,” Khandu said.
It may be mentioned that the Himalayas have a long history of innovative engineering, with iron-chain suspension bridges existing here centuries before such methods appeared elsewhere.
