Bichom, carved out of West and East Kameng, became the 27th district of Arunachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the district and laid the foundation of its headquarters at Napangphung on Thursday, an official communiqué said.

• The Chief Minister said that infrastructure will be created for the new district headquarters and all assets transferred to Bichom district from East Kameng will be replaced with new ones.
• In February this year, the state assembly passed the Arunachal Pradesh (Re-Organisation of Districts) (Amendment) Bill, 2024 for the creation of Bichom and Keyi Panyor districts.
• A total of 27 villages from West Kameng and 28 from East Kameng were made part of Bichom district.