Dibang Valley District
Population :50,438
Area
:3900sq. km.
Collector
STD
Code : 03801
Office : 222222 / Fax : 222224 / Home : 222221
Brief
about District
Dibang
Wildlife Sanctuary: - This sanctuary is located to
the northeast of Anini the headquarters of the Upper
Dibang Valley district and covers an area of 4149.00
Sq.km. The tribe inhabiting around the sanctuary is
Idu Mishmi. The major festival is Reh
Flora: - Fauna: - Approach: - Anini is connected to
Roing the gate way to Dibang valley by regular bus
and taxi services. Pawan Hans Helicopter Service connects
Anini to Itanagar. The nearest Airport is Dibrugarh
which has regular flight connection to New Delhi and
Kolkata by Indian Airlines, Jet Airways and Sahara
Airways. Tinsukia is the nearest railway station.
Circuit House and PWD Inspection Bunglow are available.
Contact
Information: - Visitors may contact the DFO Mehao
WLS Division, Roing, Lower Dibang Valley district.
The
name of Dibang Valley district is derived from the
mighty river Dibang that flows through the heart of
district and finally ends into the Brahmaputra. Prior
to 1914, the district was a part of Lakhimpur district.
By 1914 the North East Frontier Tract was constituted
with three political charges and the area covered
by this district became a part of the Eastern Section.
In the year 1919, the Central and Eastern Section
was renamed as the Sadiya Frontier Tract. In 1943,
some area from both the Sadiya Frontier Tract and
the Lakhimpur Frontier Tract were carved out and Tirap
Frontier Tract was formed. In 1948, under the North
East Frontier Tracts (Internal Administration) Regulation,
1948, the remaining portion on the Sadiya Frontier
Tract was divided into two separate administrative
charges, namely the Abor Hills District and the Mishmi
Hills District each in the charge of a Political Officer
with headquarters at Pasighat and Sadiya respectively.
In 1951, the plains portion of the Mishmi Hills District
was transferred to administrative jurisdiction of
the Government of Assam. In 1952, the headquarters
of the Mishmi Hills District was shifted from Sadiya
to Tezu. According to the North East Frontier, areas
(Administration) Regulation 1954, the North-East Frontier
Tract came to be known as North-East Frontier Agency
and the Mishmi Hills District was renamed as the Lohit
Frontier Division. In 1956, the Dibang Valley was
constituted as a separate administrative unit within
the division and placed under the charge of Additional
Political Officer with his headquarters at Roing which
was subsequently shifted to Anini. In 1965, under
the North-East Frontier Agency (Administration) Regulation,
1956 the Lohit Frontier Division came to be known
by its present name the Lohit District and the Political
Officer and Additional Political Officer were re-designated
as the Deputy Commissioner and Additional Deputy Commissioner
respectively. In June, 1980 under the Arunachal Pradesh
(Re-organization of district), Act 1980 the Lohit
District was bifurcated into two independent district
namely Lohit District and Dibang Valley District,
it’s headquarters at Tezu and Anini respectively.
The Lower Dibang Valley district was carved out of
the un-divided Dibang Valley district at its headquarter
at Roing as per the Amendment of Re-organization of
the District Act of 1980 with effect from 16th December
2001.
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