Vijaynagar, Changlang

Vijay Nagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Village
Vijay Nagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 27°11′31″N 96°59′59″E / 27.19194°N 96.99972°E / 27.19194; 96.99972Coordinates: 27°11′31″N 96°59′59″E / 27.19194°N 96.99972°E / 27.19194; 96.99972
Country  India
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Changlang district
Elevation 1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Languages
 • Official English
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Vijay Nagar is the remotest Circle (Tehsil) of Changlang district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Location

It is surrounded in three side by Myanmar, while the other side is flanked by the large expanse of thick forest of Namdapha National Park. Nearby cities are Hayuliang and Tezu Town in India. Putao is the nearest city in Myanmar, and it has an airport.

Highway

There is no road connection to the area, and is air-maintained that too remains disturbed during most part of the year. It is 150 km away from the Miao first town in the Indian side.

It is located on the 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[1][2][3][4] alignment map of which can be seen here and here.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". http://www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ "Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Ankit Panda. thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Live Mint. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  5. ↑ "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
 China Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Bhutan Eastern Zone, Bhutan Myanmar Kachin State, Burma
   Arunachal Pradesh  
Assam Nagaland Myanmar Sagaing Region, Burma
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