Itanagar, April 18 -- Traversing through tough and steep terrains of the Himalayan mountains, navigating dense jungles, crossing traditional hanging bridges, and setting up camps in tents - the Siang district election machinery has to move mountains to conduct polls at the remotest and inaccessible places of the district, ensuring ECI's commitment that "no voter is left behind".
Gate and Gasseng villages falling under the Payum circle of Rumgong Assembly Constituency are two of the 25 polling stations of the district categorized as 'shadow zones' i.e. areas that have no mobile or internet or other public connectivity.
The district has 17 such polling stations under Rumgong and eight under Pangin A/C.
To overcome the predicament and estab...