West Kameng District
| Total Population : 74,599 |
| Total literate : 37,687 |
| Rural : 67,906 |
Urban : 6,693 |
| Male : 42,542 |
Female : 32,057 |
Collectorate
Deputy
Commissioner
H.RAJESH
PRASAD
Office : 03782 - 222021 / Home : 03782 - 222022
MP
: Loksabha
Rijiju, Shri Kiren
CONSTITUENCY : Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh )
PARTY : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Present
Address
34, South Avenue,
New Delhi - 110 011
Tels. (011) 23795266, 23795292
Permanent
Address
P.O.
Nafra,
Distt. - West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)
Tels. (0360) 2292204, 2290918 Social
and Developmental Challenges
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Smt Padma Jaiswal - Deputy Commissioner
Lack of presence of NGOs
Lack of communication and trust among people
Heavy rainfall and landsliding
Transportation
No exposure to the other part of the country
Students unions are politically affected
Youth unemployment
Brief
about District
West
Kameng History
West
Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh state in the
Indian sub-continent is lying approximately between
91° 30' to 92°40' East longitudes and 26° 54' to 28°
01' North latitudes. The district is surrounded by
Tibet region of China in the North, Bhutan in the
West, Tawang district and East Kameng districts of
Arunachal Pradesh are in the Northwest and East respectively.
The district has vast tourism potential.
The name of the district is derived from the Kameng
River, a tributary of Brahmaputra that flows through
this district. By a Government of India ‘Notification
of 1914,’ the area covered by this district, became
a part of the ‘Western Section’ of the ‘North East
Frontier Tract’ to which the entry of the British
subject was regulated by an ‘Inner Line’. By a Government
of India ‘Notification of 1914,’ the area covered
by this district, became a part of the ‘Western Section’
of the ‘North East Frontier Tract’ to which the entry
of the British subject was regulated by an ‘Inner
Line’.
In
1919, this tract was renamed as the ‘Balipara Frontier
tract,’ having its headquarter at Charduar of Assam.
In 1946, the district area was curved out of the Balipara,
with the name of ‘Sela Sub-Agency’ and it’s headquarter
continued to be ‘Charduar’ of Assam. In 1954, Sela
Sub-Agency was renamed as the ‘Kameng Frontier Division’
and its headquarter was later transferred to Bomdila.
Like
other parts of North East Frontier Agency (NEFA),
it was also under the ‘Ministry of External Affairs’
and over all in-charge of the district was a ‘Political
Officer,’ later on Kameng Frontier Division was renamed
as ‘Kameng District’ and the Political Officer was
redesignated as ‘Deputy Commissioner’.On 1st June
1980, Kameng District was again bifurcated into ‘East
Kameng District’ and ‘West Kameng District’.
East
Kameng District was formed, covering the area of the
Seppa subdivision and rest of the area of erstwhile
Kameng district was placed under the West Kameng District.
Finally, on 6th October 1984, West Kameng District
was once again, bifurcated and by curving out, the
area of Tawang Subdivision. And at last, Tawang District
was formed.
| West
Kameng |
| 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. Km. In 1980 the Kameng district was
bifurcated into two district, namely, West Kameng
and East Kameng. West Kameng district of Arunachal
Pradesh is located at 260 54' to
280 01'North Latitude and 910
30' to 920 40' East Longitude. 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.
The Southern boundary adjoins Sonitpur District
of Assam. The HQ of this district is Bomdila. |
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Particulars
as on 31-3-2001 |
Distance
from HQ (in Kilometres) |
| 1.
Highest Peak |
Kangta
( 7090Mtrs. Mls) |
NA |
| 2.
Important Places for tourist |
a)
Sangti
b) Bomdila -Upper and and Lower Gompa, Craft
center, District Library and Museum, Yak/Sheep
breeding and rearing centers, Apple orchards
etc.
c) Tippi - Orchid Sanctuary |
107
0
93 |
| 3.
Tourist lodge/ circuit house/ hotel |
a)
Bomdila Tourist Lodge
b) Dirang
c) Shyphiang-pong Hotel
d) Hotel - La |
0
|
| 4.
Airports/Helipads |
a)
Tawang Helipad
b) Salonibari ( Tezpur ) Airport |
0
160 |
| 5.
Nearest Railway station |
a)
Bhalukpong |
100 |
| 6.
Nearest Authority of entry point(Check gate)
issuing ILP |
a)
Dy. R.C. Tezpur, Assam
b) E.A.C. Bhalukpong |
|
| 7.
Distance from Bomdila to State capital Itanagar |
|
395 |
| http://westkameng.nic.in/ |
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