How This Quaint Valley In Arunachal Pradesh - Is Fighting With Pollution
Eclectic Northeast|May 2018

Sangti Valley is one of the only two winter homes of the endangered Black-necked cranes in India, the other being Zemithang in Tawang district.

Sanskrita Bharadwaj
How This Quaint Valley In Arunachal Pradesh - Is Fighting With Pollution

For years, the Northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh existed on maps but it could be safe to say that it did not really exist in the minds of people from other parts of the country. Over the years, the trends have changed, and this part of the country is now being explored in the name of ‘tourism’.

This State, the largest among all the Northeastern states has recorded an increase in tourist footfall since 2015. It is now quite popular for its natural beauty which includes scenic hills and valleys, landscapes that turn white with snow during winter, prominent monasteries, unfamiliar passes and lakes at high altitudes.

For travel enthusiasts, there are many places in the State that are worth visiting such as Tawang which witnesses a large number of tourists every year. But there are also other places that are unheard of and are slowly emerging as tourism hotspots. One such place is Sangti Valley, near Dirang on the Bomdila-Tawang highway in the West Kameng district.

Sangti, a quaint valley, about 7-8km from the Dirang market is nestled in the eastern Himalayan ranges. It is covered with dense forests and dotted with fruit orchards. At the valley, one would notice the enormous mountains on one side and the gushing Sangti River on the other. One can spend their days and nights listening to the sound of the flowing river.

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