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  Arunachal Pradesh Summary
Arunachal Pradesh stretches north to the main crest of the eastern Himalayas and east to an irregular line that passes through a series of lofty peaks that were known as "the Hump" during World War II, when supplies to China were airlifted over it.
Arunachal Pradesh borders China and Tibet to the north and Bhutan to the west with verdant mountain ranges sloping down to the plains of Assam, India, to the south.
Arunachal Pradesh is one of two main disputed regions between India and China, the other being Aksai Chin: the People's Republic of China does not recognize the state of Arunachal Pradesh, nor the McMahon Line.
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 Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh, sparsely populated and mountainous state, north-east India, bordered on the south by Assam State, on the west by Bhutan, on the north and north-east by Tibet, and on the east by Myanmar.
The state's main rivers are the Brahmaputra, known in Arunachal Pradesh as the Siang, and its tributaries—the Tirap, the Lohit, the Subansiri, and the Kameng.
The climate of the foothills is subtropical; in the mountains, temperatures decrease rapidly with altitude.
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 Ethnologue report for India
Haryana; Chandigarh; Delhi; Gujarat; Himachal Pradesh; Punjab; Jammu and Kashmir; Madhya Pradesh; Karnataka.
Kerala, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Koliam, Trivandrum districts, Neyyattinkara and Nedumangadu taluks; Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari, and Tirunelveli districts, Tirunelveli District.
Gujarat, Dangs, and Valsad districts; Maharashtra, Dhule, Nasik, and Thane districts; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada (Kanara) District; Rajasthan.
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 Focus To India,State Arunachal Pradesh,Itanagar,Society,Education,Religion,People,Sports
Bordered by China on the north, Myanmar on the east, Assam on the south, and Bhutan on the west, Arunachal Pradesh is a meagerly populated state in the mountains of India's far northeast.
Arunachal Pradesh's weather is influenced greatly by the Himalayan Mountains and the dramatic variations in altitude across the state.
Arunachal Pradesh is Sanskrit for "Land of the Rising Sun" Evergreen forests cover more than 60% of the state Within the floral diversity of the state, Arunachal Pradesh has a wide variety of wild orchids, each a wonder within themselves.
www.focustoindia.com /arunachalpradeshindia.html   (731 words)

  
 NRILinks.com: Indian - States & Districts - ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Arunachal Pradesh is one of the North Eastern State, bounded by Bhutan to the West, Tibet and China to the North and north-east, Burma to the east and the plains of Assam to the south.
Arunachal Pradesh sits atop Assam, with Bhutan to its' west, and Myanmar on the east.
Arunachal Pradesh is the largest state in the north-east region.
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 Tourism of Arunachal Pradesh hotels and profile, Arunachal Pradesh travel guide, Arunachal Pradesh travel map, tourism ...
Arunachal Pradesh, bordered on the south by Assam state, on the west by Bhutan, on the north and northeast by China, and on the east by Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is a sparsely populated mountainous area in the extreme northeastern part of the subcontinent.
The state's main rivers are the Brahmaputra known in Arunachal Pradesh as the Siang, and its tributaries, the Tirap, the Lohit (Zayü Qu), the Subansiri, and the Bhareli.
The climate of the foothills is subtropical; in the mountains, temperatures decrease rapidly with altitude.
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 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast
Arunachal Pradesh, which was until a couple of years ago the only peaceful sanctuary, has now joined the charmed circle.
Three known militant outfits are operating in the eastern sector of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering the states of Nagaland and Assam.
What could shatter the peace of Arunachal Pradesh completely and list it among the most troubled states of the region is the operational space it affords to its own militant outfits and also those from other states of the region.
www.telegraphindia.com /1050830/asp/northeast/story_5174935.asp   (1084 words)

  
 BrethrenAssembly.Com: ArunachalPradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a region administered by India as a state.
Arunachal Pradesh is one of two main disputed regions between India and China, the other being Aksai Chin: the People's Republic of China does not recognize the state of Arunachal Pradesh, nor the McMahon Line, which it regards as an illegal line of occupation.
History: "Arunachal Pradesh" means "land of the dawn-lit mountains" [1] or "land of the rising sun" [2].
www.trinitytheology.org /Brethren/ArunachalPradesh   (1476 words)

  
 District Profile
It is bounded on the North by China, on the East by East Siang and Upper Siang districts, on the South by North Lakhimpur district of Assam on the West by Upper Subansiri and Lower Subansiri districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
In 1954, the Abor Hill District came to be known as the Siang Frontier Division, which in turn was renamed as the Siang District in 1965.
Under the provision of the Arunachal Pradesh (Reorganisation of the district) Act No. 3 of 1980 coming into force from June, 1, 1980, the district of West Siang came out as a separate administrative unit under the charge of a Deputy Commissioner.
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 arunachal pradesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Arunachal Pradesh meaning the "Land of Rising Sun", is situated on the north - eastern tip of India stretching from the foothills of Eastern Himalayas to a height of about 3000 Metres.
Climatically, Arunachal Pradesh experiences extremely hot and humid weather varying from tropical, to temperate and alpine and are covered by swampy and dense forests.
Arunachal Pradesh uncanny geographical location has put forth impediments in the form of steep terrain and high hills, making communication with this region of the country a fairly perplexing and onus task.
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 States of India - Arunachal Pradesh, Tours to Arunachal Pradesh, Holidays to Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh ...
Arunachal Pradesh is a land of lush green forests, deep river valleys and beautiful plateaus.
The state of Arunachal Pradesh Bill was passed by the Parliament in 1986 and with effect from February 20, 1987 Arunachal Pradesh became the 24th state of Indian Union.
The weather and the climate of Arunachal Pradesh are quite distinct from the rest of the country.
www.cultureholidays.com /states/arunachal-pradesh.htm   (792 words)

  
 Arunachal Pradesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The PRC regards all of the territory administered by Arunachal Pradesh as Chinese territory occupied by India, and splits the area nominally among six border counties of the Tibet Autonomous Region: (from west to east) Cona, Lhünzê, Nang, Mainling, Mêdog, and Zayü.
"Arunachal Pradesh" means "land of the dawn-lit mountains" [5] or "land of the rising sun" [6] ("pradesh" means "state" or "region") in reference to its position as the most easterly state of the Indian Union.
Arunachal Pradesh · Assam · Bihar · Chhattisgarh · Goa · Gujarat · Haryana · Himachal Pradesh · Jammu and Kashmir · Jharkhand · Karnataka · Kerala · Madhya Pradesh · Maharashtra · Manipur · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Nagaland · Orissa · Punjab · Rajasthan · Sikkim · Tamil Nadu · Tripura · Uttaranchal · Uttar Pradesh · West Bengal
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 LAND-Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a thinly populated hilly tract laying roughly between the latitude 26
The Pradesh is known to be rich in flora, fauna, power and mineral potential.
Arunachal Pradesh is bounded by independent countries on the three sides and by Assam and Nagaland in the south.
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 India Blames Flash Floods On Chinese Dam
The Arunachal Pradesh government has urged the Indian prime minister and home minister to take up the matter with their Chinese counterparts.
More than 50,000 people in five districts of Arunachal Pradesh were left homeless by the floods in the past two weeks, while several parts of the state were still cut off from the rest of the country.
Arunachal Pradesh flood control minister Hari Natung said the flooding had caused major infrastructural damage.
www.spacedaily.com /news/flood-india-00b.html   (596 words)

  
 Orchids in Arunachal Pradesh,Wildlife Orchids in Arunachal,Jungles and Orchids in Arunachal
In Arunachal Pradesh orchids can also be classified into 140 species of terrestrial orchids with 15 Saprophytes and about 340 Epiphytes found in the different forest types.
Arunachal Pradesh having variety of ornamental orchids has great potentials in orchid trade industry, which consists of mainly of plant and cut flowers.
Realising the precarious situation in all the Orchid habitats within the State, the Orchid Society Of Arunachal Pradesh was formed to spread the message of conservation and promotion of orchids throughout the State.
www.indiantravelportal.com /arunachal-pradesh/wildlife/orchids-in-arunachal.html   (587 words)

  
 Indian district database: home page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Because of some missing data for the following small states and union territories, data from districts in these areas were summed together and analyzed as whole states/territories.
Small states are treated as single districts in the cross-sectional files as well as the panel file.
2300 Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam (4 districts)
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 Arunachal Pradesh Travel,Arunachal Pradesh India,Adventure Travel to Arunahcal Pradesh,Travel to Arunachal ...
Arunachal Pradesh finds mention in literature such as the Kalika Purana and in the epics of Mahabharata and Ramayana.
The sixth Dalai Lama was born on the soil of Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal is one of the most sparesely populated states of India, borders China, Bhutan and Myanmar.
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 Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is a region administered by India as a
Arunachal Pradesh borders the state of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the south east.
Arunachal Pradesh is one of two main disputed regions between India and China, the other being
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 About Distirct : Lower Dibang Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Lower Dibang Valley district, with the its headquarter at Roing is the youngest of the fifteen districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
The district is bounded on the north by the Dibang Valley district, on the East by the Lohit district and Mc Mohan Line, on the west by the eastern and Upper Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh and on the south by the Tinsukia district of Assam.
In 1952, the headquarters of the Mishmi Hills District was shifted from Sadiya to Tezu.
www.indianngos.com /districts/lowerdibangvalley_about.htm   (871 words)

  
 Tibet Environmental Watch - Development
Satellite pictures suggest that the floods which ravaged Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh last year may have been triggered by the Chinese.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has concrete evidence that the flash floods which ravaged large tracts in the border states of Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh last year were caused by the Chinese.
This was a replay of the flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh about two months earlier on June 11.
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 Namdhapa National Park in Arunachal Pradesh,Wildlife Namdhapa National Park in Arunachal,Jungles and Namdhapa National ...
This is the state of Arunachal Pradesh endowed with natural and cultural attributes, which make it verily a fantasyland.
This is the area at the extreme end of Changland district In Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Myanmar (Burma) on two sides and watered by the Noa-Dehing and Namdapha Rivers.
Beyond this area there is no road as such and all movement inside the reserve has to be on foot through dense forest and steep hill ranges with streams and rivers flowing in between.
www.indiantravelportal.com /arunachal-pradesh/wildlife/namdhapa-national-park.html   (1202 words)

  
 India Travel Guide - Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh - Hotels, Travel Agents
Arunachal Pradesh is at the north-eastern tip of India, bordering Bhutan on the west, China on the north, Myanmar on the east, and the state of Assam on the south.
Arunachal Pradesh has been mentioned in ancient literature such as the Kalika Purana and in the epics of Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Domestic tourists have to obtain the Inner Line Permit from the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned districts; Resident Commissioner of Arunachal Pradesh, New Delhi; Liaison Officer at Calcutta, Guwahati, Tezpur, Lakhimpur North and Dibrugarh.
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 District Profile of Arunachal Pradesh, India
The name of the district is derived from the Kameng river, a tributary of the mighty Brahamputra, that flows through the district.West Kameng district is a mountainous tract in Arunachal Pradesh which covers an area of approximately 7422 Sq.
The altitudes of the district varies from 650` to 13714 ft. The district is surrounded by Tibet region of China in the North, Bhutan on the West Kameng and East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh are in the North West and East respectively.
East Kameng district is situated in the Western part of Arunachal Prdesh which exactly lies to the east of West Kameng District.
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 bihartimes.com : A Passage to Bihar(news-Jan.2007)
Intelligence reports indicate that the ULFA was using at least three districts in the region as bases to carry out their hit-and-run guerrilla strikes in Assam.
The security operation is mainly confined to the extremely hostile and thickly wooded terrain in Tirap, Changlang and Lohit districts of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering eastern Assam.
Intelligence officials said the ULFA guerrillas use Arunachal Pradesh as a transit route to their training bases in Myanmar.
www.bihartimes.com /news07/Jan/0914.htm   (582 words)

  
 Massive anti-ULFA operations in Assam, Arunachal, toll 69 - Printer Friendly Page - India - Telugu Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Five districts of Arunachal Pradesh share common borders with Assam; intelligence reports indicate that the ULFA is using at least three districts in the region as bases.
The security operation is mainly confined to the extremely hostile and thickly wooded terrain in Tirap, Changlang and Lohit districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Intelligence officials said the ULFA guerrillas used Arunachal Pradesh as a transit route to their training bases in Myanmar that adjoins the state.
www.teluguportal.net /modules/news/print.php?storyid=27711   (516 words)

  
 rediff.com Special: Army suspects Chinese hand behind flash floods in N-E
The flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh have left experts clueless, with puzzled ministry of water resources officials not ruling out the defence implications, even while trying to figure out the cause of the floods, which are considered unprecedented.
In the north-east, the river is known as Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam.
Meanwhile, the Arunachal Pradesh government has drawn the attention of the central government to the sudden floods that have left the state devastated, urging it to take up the issue with China.
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 ULFA cadres arrested in Arunachal Pradesh
A number of United Liberation Front of Asom cadres and their supporters have been arrested in Arunachal Pradesh during joint operations by the army, paramilitary forces and police, Director General of Police Amod Kanth said on Wednesday.
He said the operations by the army, paramilitary forces and police forces of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh were on mainly in lower Dibang valley and parts of Lohit and Changlang districts.
Arunachal Pradesh police has provided extra enforcements for the operations at the request of the army.
inhome.rediff.com /news/2007/jan/17ulfa.htm   (146 words)

  
 A defection drama
Defection by 34 Congress legislators in Arunachal Pradesh leads to the toppling of the Mukut Mithi government and the return of Gegong Apang as Chief Minister, amidst allegations of insurgents having played a role in the drama.
The Congress(I) government in Arunachal Pradesh led by Mukut Mithi was reduced to a minority on July 27 when 34 legislators quit the party to join hands with former Chief Minister Gegong Apang and floated a new political platform, the United Democratic Front.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang in Itanagar.
www.frontlineonnet.com /fl2017/stories/20030829004603100.htm   (1272 words)

  
 Dibrugarh Diocese
Frs Krick and Bourry were killed in February in 1854 in Arunachal Pradesh as they were on their way to Tibet.
Until 1964 the Diocese of Dibrugarh comprised the present-day Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat districts of Assam and Tirap, Changlang, Lohit and Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh as well as the two states of Nagaland and Manipur.
With all the eastern districts of Arunachal Pradesh, the diocese of Miao was erected on 7th December 2005.
www.cbcisite.com /Dibrugarh.htm   (568 words)

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