5 facts to know about the man behind Arunachal Pradesh’s capital ‘Itanagar’
FACTS | MAY 23, 2020:
Nabam Runghi, the former Pradesh Councillor of NEFA is also known as the architect of Itanagar as the state capital. Here are the facts you must know about Nabam Runghi:
#1. Nabam Runghi is credited to be the man behind making Itanagar the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
#2. Runghi was the first agency council member of the then North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) which later became the Arunachal Pradesh of today.
#3. It is stated that Runghi convinced the then governor of Assam, B. K Nehru to make Itanagar as the capital. Nehru was governor between 1968 and 1970.
#4. Runghi carried bricks collected from the Ita Fort, a 500-year-old fort in Itanagar, to the then Assam capital Shillong to prove that Itanagar is major historical place and worthy to be made capital.
#5. He was conferred Gold Medal in the year 2017 by Government of Arunachal Pradesh for his outstanding contribution to the state and the society.
