Mechuka
Mechukha or Menchukha (In Memba dialect, 'Men' means Medicine, 'Chu' means Water -streams, rivers, etc. & 'Kha' means Snow; Meaning "the land blessed with medicinal snow-fed water- river & streams") is a town, assembly constituency and subdivision, situated 6,000 feet (1,829 m) above sea level in the Mechukha Valley of Yargep Chu/ Siyom River in Shi Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh state of India. Before the 1950s, Mechuka valley was known as Pachakshiri.
Menchukha
Menchukha | |
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Town | |
Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
Menchukha Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Menchukha Menchukha (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°36′18″N 94°7′41″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Shi-Yomi district |
| Elevation | 2,000 m (7,000 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Line of Actual Control (McMahon Line) India-Tibet border 29 km north of Menchuka separates Indian territory and Chinese territory. Mechukha has a AGL airstrip. Reachable by one of the strategic India-China Border Roads, it is located 47 km northwest of district head office Tato and 187 km north of Aalo.