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West Siang
West Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. History In 1989, territory was given from West Siang to the East Siang district. Since 1999, this territory has been in the new Upper Siang district. Archaeological finds from Malinithan in West Siang are on display at the Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar. It was once a part of the Chutiya kingdom. West Siang was divided into Upper Siang and Lower Siang. West Siang district was bifurcated on 9 December 2018 when northern areas along China border were made a separate Shi Yomi district. Geography The district headquarters is located at Aalo. West Siang district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to Crete. Transport The proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Arunachal Pradesh
, Arunachal Pradesh comprised 26 districts, with more districts proposed. Most of the districts are inhabited by various tribal groups. The latest and presently valid official map of districts of Arunachal Pradesh, after the most recent new districts were last announced on 30 August 2018, is in the external links. History When control of the North-East Frontier Agency was transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs in September 1965 its five divisions, Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap each became districts. Over the next few years many new districts were created out of the original five: * On 13 May 1980 Subansiri district was bifurcated into two districts: Lower Subansiri district and Upper Subansiri district. Upper Subansiri district comprised the area occupied by the erstwhile Daporijo sub-division and Lower Subansiri district comprised the rest of the area occupied by the erstwhile Subansiri district. * On 1 June 1980, # The erstwhile Lohit district was divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about south of the Greek mainland, and about southwest of Anatolia. Crete has an area of and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete (or North Cretan Sea) to the north and the Libyan Sea (or South Cretan Sea) to the south. Crete and a number of islands and islets that surround it constitute the Region of Crete ( el, Περιφέρεια Κρήτης, links=no), which is the southernmost of the 13 top-level administrative units of Greece, and the fifth most populous of Greece's regions. Its capital and largest city is Heraklion, on the north shore of the island. , the region had a population of 636,504. The Dodecanese are located to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunachal West (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India. This constituency covers the entire Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Upper Subansiri and West Siang districts. Assembly segments Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency comprises 33 Assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election results General election 2019 General elections 2014 Election Commission of India. List of contesting candidates' General election 2009 General elections 2004 See also *List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechuka
Mechukha or Menchukha (In Memba dialect, 'Men' means Medicine, 'Chu' means Water -streams, rivers, etc. & 'Kha' means Snow; Meaning "the land blessed with medicinal snow-fed water- river & streams") is a town, assembly constituency and subdivision, situated above sea level in the Mechukha Valley of Yargep Chu/ Siyom River in Shi Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh state of India. Before the 1950s, Mechuka valley was known as Pachakshiri. Line of Actual Control (McMahon Line) India-Tibet border 29 km north of Menchuka separates Indian territory and Chinese territory. Mechukha has a AGL airstrip. Reachable by one of the strategic India-China Border Roads, it is located 47 km northwest of district head office Tato and 187 km north of Aalo. Background Etymology The name ''Men-chu-kha'' means medicinal water of snow where ''men'' is medicine, ''chu'' is water and ''kha'' means ice in the local language. Menchukha has been popularly spelled as "Mechuka". History Mechuka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumgong
Rumgong is a village in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Siang is the name of the district that contains village Rumgong. Rumgong is a Tehsil and is located 24 km towards west from District headquarters Boleng, 209 km from state capital Itanagar Itanagar () is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Naharla ... towards South. Rumgong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 60 constituencies of Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. Name of current MLA of this constituency is Talem Taboh. See also * Rumgong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Kaying References {{coord, 28.311, 94.887, display=title Villages in West Siang district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basar, Arunachal Pradesh
Basar is a census town in Lepa-Rada district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Basar is the abode of Galo people. Basar is subdivided into two zila segments. Basar is the headquarters of the Leparada District. It also has the Bascon festival. Basar has three rivers namely Kidi, Hii and Hiile. Geography Basar is located at . It has an average elevation of 578 meters above mean sea level and has pleasantly cold weather. Demographics According to the 2001 India census, Basar has a population of 3834 Galo (Tribe) people. Males make up 56% of the population and females form 44%. Basar has a mean literacy rate of 72%, higher than the countrywide mean of 59.5%. 61% of the males and 39% of the females are literate. 16% of the population is made up of children less than 6 years of age. It has a population density of 11 person per km2. The staple crop of the Galo people of Basar is rice, maize in slash-and-burn agricultural practice. The plains of the Basar valley has wet rice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Likabali (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Likabali is one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh a north east state of India. It is part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * 1990: Rima Taipodia, Janata Dal * 1995: Kardu Taipodia, Indian National Congress * 1999: Rima Taipodia, Indian National Congress * 2004: Jomde Kena, Indian National Congress * 2009: Jomde Kena, Independent * 2014: Jomde Kena, Indian National Congress * 2017: Kardo Nyigyor, Bharatiya Janata Party (bypoll) Election results 2019 2017 by-election See also * Likabali * Lower Siang district * List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five y ... References {{coords, 27.64, 94.65, display=title Assembly co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liromoba
Liromoba is a village and the headquarters of Liromoba-Yomcha tehsil in West Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Civic Administration At a state level, the village is represented in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by the Liromoba (Vidhan Sabha constituency). As of 2019, its representative is Nyamar Karbak of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the Lok Sabha, the village is represented by the Arunachal West constituency. Its Member of Parliament is Kiren Rijiju, also of the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod .... References Villages in West Siang district {{ArunachalPradesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Arunachal Pradesh state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises 60 Members of Legislative Assembly directly elected from single-seat constituencies. History On 29 December 1969, the Agency Council, an apex advisory body for the governance of the North-East Frontier Agency (present-day Arunachal Pradesh), came into existence, with the Governor of Assam as its chairman. The Agency Council was replaced by the Pradesh Council on 2 October 1972. On 15 August 1975 the Pradesh Council was converted to the Provisional Legislative Assembly. Initially, the Legislative Assembly comprised 33 members, of which, 30 members were directly elected from single-seat constituencies and 3 members were nominated by the Union government. On attainment of the statehood on 20 February 1987, the number was raised to 60. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh
East-West Industrial Corridor Highway of Arunachal Pradesh, a 2-lane and 966.78 km long including existing 274.20 km Pasighat-Manmao route, is a proposed highway across lower foothills of Arunachal Pradesh state in India from Bhairabkunda in Assam at tri-junction of Bhutan-Assam-Arunachal Pradesh in west to Kanubari tri-junction of Nagaland-Assam-Arunachal Pradesh in east.Arunachal Pradesh to soon take up East-West Industrial Corridor Highway project with Centre; details Financial Express, March 05 2021. Background The[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMahon Line
The McMahon Line is the boundary between Tibet and British India as agreed in the maps and notes exchanged by the respective plenipotentiaries on 24–25 March 1914 at Delhi, as part of the 1914 Simla Convention. The line delimited the respective spheres of influence of the two countries in the eastern Himalayan region along northeast India and northern Burma (Myanmar), which were earlier undefined. The Republic of China was not a party to the McMahon Line agreement, but the line was part of the overall boundary of Tibet defined in the Simla Convention, initialled by all three parties and later repudiated by the government of China. The Indian part of the Line currently serves as the ''de facto'' boundary between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by the People's Republic of China. The Burmese part of the Line was renegotiated by the People's Republic of China and Myanmar. The line is named after Henry McMahon, foreign secretary of British India and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mago-Thingbu To Vijaynagar Border Road
Arunachal Frontier Highway, also Mago-Thingbu– Vijaynagar Border Highway, is a planned border highway in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The road follows the McMahon Line, the international border between India and China. The Government of India estimates the cost at . The highway along the China border would accompany the Trans-Arunachal Highway (through the middle) and the Arunachal East-West Corridor (in the foothills along the Assam border) as major highways spanning the whole state, pursuing the Look East connectivity concept.Arunachal Dy CM Lays Foundation Stone of Bridge over Bari River , North East Today, 11 Dec 2017. Route alignment The high-altitude highway will originate from[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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