KNOW YOUR STATE ARUNACHAL PRADESH WHEN AND HOW WAS IT FORMED? • Arunachal Pradesh means “Land of rising sun”. • It was formerly called North East Frontier Agency (NEFA). • It was part of Assam till it was made UT in 1972. • In 1987, it became Indian state. GEOGRAPHY Size – 83,743 km² Capital – Itanagar Official Language – English (Highest number of regional languages) th 14 largest state (Largest in North east) 25 Administrative districts. Other important cities – Tawang Bomdila Basar GEOGRAPHY Neighbouring states – Assam and Nagaland Neighbouring countries – China, Bhutan and Myanmar It is known as: Paradise of the Botanists Land of the Dawn Orchid state of India GEOGRAPHY Most of Arunachal Pradesh’s terrain consists of deep valleys flanked by highland plateaus and ridges that rise to the peaks of the Great Himalayas. Tropical Rainforest, Subtropical pines, Tropical Evergreen Forest. Major rivers are: Brahmaputra River Lohit River Dibang River Subansiri River (L) Siang River Major Dams are: Dibang Dam (will be India’s largest and world’s tallest) Ranganadi Dam Subansiri Dam Major Wild life sanctuary & National Park: Namdapha National Park Mouling National Park Dehang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve Dibang wild life sanctuary Eagle Nest wild life sanctuary Kamlang Tiger Reserve Major Minerals Found Coal Limestone Petroleum Dolomite The state has a substantial deposit of Minerals, which includes petroleum (Crude) coal, dolomite and limestone. The production of petroleum is 44,000 MT (approx). STATE SYMBOLS State Animal – Gayal State Bird – Great Hornbill State Tree - Hollong State Flower – Lady’s (Mithun) Slipper Orchid IMPORTANT GI TAG Arunachal Orange IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITES Namdapha National Park Apatani Cultural Landscape Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Golden Pagoda FAMOUS FESTIVALS Losar Mopin Solung MAJOR ART FORMS Idu Mishmi Wancho Aji Lamu High Court Guwahati High Court All the seven north eastern states(Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram) of India have common High Court. Current CJ of High Court is Ajai Lamba. NUMBER OF SEATS Number of Seats in Legislative assembly – 60 Seats in Rajya Sabha – 1 Seats in Lok Sabha - 2 IMPORTANT POLITICAL PERSONLATIES GOVERNOR CHIEF MINISTER BD MISRA PEMA KHANDU (Bhartiya Janta Party) .