Bichom 27th district of Arunachal

ITANAGAR: Bichom, carved out of West and East Kameng, became the 27th district of Arunachal Pradesh.
CM Pema Khandu inaugurated the district and laid the foundation of its headquarters at Napangphung on Thursday, an official communique said. He also handed over responsibilities to deputy commissioner Akriti Sagar and SP Sudhanshu Dhama.
Congratulating the people of the new district, the CM said, “Honouring voices of diverse communities, we have fulfilled the longstanding demand for the creation of the district, pending since 1984.”
“I must commend the contributions of MLAs Mama Natung, Goruk Pordung and Dongru Siongju for finally making Bichom district a reality,” he said.