Situated on the foothills of Eastern Himalayan range, Mechukha Sub-Division, with four
administrative circles viz. Monigong, Tato, Pidi including Sub-divisional
headquarters Mechukha of West Siang District is one of the few less explored
and untainted areas of the country.
With cascading waterfalls, serpentine rivers, lakes, crystal clear
rivulet water running on stony riverbed, stunning snow capped mountains and
hills and lush green forests, the area has natural preconditions for
development of various form of tourism particularly adventure, rural etc.
The prime tourist attractions include: Trekking, River Rafting, Angling, Cultural Safari and visit to the 400 years
old monastery perched on a hillock at Mechukha, sub-divisional headquarters.
Besides, the area is also embellished with numerous ancient
statues and abundance in lots of exotic plants to make it truly an amazing
tourist destination.
Earlier, there were only 7 tourist circuits in Arunachal. Lately
from the year 2008 the number of tourist circuits in Arunachal was increased to
11. And thus the area was brought into the tourist circuit map of Arunachal as Mechukha.
The main inhabitants of area are Memba, Adi (Ramo, Pai-Libo and
Bokar) and Tagin tribe, who are living in the area since long time back. The
Membas are the believers of the Buddhism and speak Memba while the Ramos,
Pai-Libos, Bokars and Tagins are believers of Donyi-Poloism, however, many of
them have converted to other religions also, and speak their own dialects.
The sub-divisional headquarters Mechukha is just 35 km (approx)
away from the Indo-China international boundary and 182 km northwest of Aalo,
district headquarters.
Important passes:
1. Lolla Pass: Lolla Pass is located
in the Mechukha circle and the actual distance from Lolla Pass to Mechuka is
around 35 Kms out of which 14 Kms up to Yorlung has been black topped and is in
all weather road condition. The further construction of the remaining portion
is being undertaken by BRTF on a war footing.
2. Dumla Pass: Dumla Pass is located
in the Monigong Circle and actual distance from Dumla Pass to Monigong is
around 40-45 Kms. Border Trade is quite feasible in Dumla Pass since Saplegong,
one of the major town in Tibet Province of china is about 45-47 Kms away from
this Pass.
