Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh pronunciation is the easternmost state of India. Arunachal Pradesh shares a border with the states of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the southeast. Burma/Myanmar lies towards the east, Bhutan towards the west, and Tibet to the north. Itanagar is the capital of the state.

Arunachal Pradesh means “land of the dawn lit mountains” in Sanskrit. It is also known as “land of the rising sun” (‘pradesh’ means ’state’ or ‘region’) in reference to its position as the easternmost state of India. Most of the people living in Arunachal Pradesh are either of Tibeto-Burman or indigenous tribal origin.

Arunachal Pradesh is divided into sixteen districts, each administered by a district collector, who sees to the needs of the local people. Especially along the Tibetan border, the Indian army has considerable presence due to the concern about Chinese intentions. Special permits called Inner Line Permits (ILP) are required to enter Arunachal Pradesh through any of it checkgates on its border with Assam.

Districts of Arunachal Pradesh:

* Anjaw District

* Changlang District

* East Kameng

* East Siang

* Kurung Kumey

* Lohit District

* Lower Dibang Valley

* Lower Subansiri

* Papum Pare

* Tawang District

* Tirap District

* Upper Dibang Valley

* Upper Subansiri

* Upper Siang

* West Kameng

* West Siang

MINERAL RESOURCES

There are resources of coal in Namchick district; dolomite in West Kameng district; fuller’s earth in Tirap district; graphite in Lohit, Siang and Upper Subansiri districts; limestone in Dibang Valley and Lohit, Siang and Upper Subansiri districts and quartzite in West Kameng district.