Guwahati, April 8 -- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has handed over the Frontier Highway project in Arunachal Pradesh to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), leaving the state Public Works Department (PWD) out of the actual construction work despite its long involvement.

The eastern stretch of the highway will be developed by NHIDCL, with BRO responsible for work in the west.

State officials are reportedly disappointed and have raised their concerns with Chief Minister Pema Khandu about the PWD being excluded from the project.

No official reason has been shared for the change, but sources suggest it could be linked to the ongoing land com...