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Yingkiong

Coordinates:28°36′37″N95°02′51″E/ 28.61037°N 95.047531°E/28.61037; 95.047531
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Yingkiong
Town
Welcome Gate,Yingkiong
Welcome Gate,Yingkiong
Yingkiong is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Yingkiong
Yingkiong
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Yingkiong is located in India
Yingkiong
Yingkiong
Yingkiong (India)
Coordinates:28°36′37″N95°02′51″E/ 28.61037°N 95.047531°E/28.61037; 95.047531
CountryIndia
StateArunachal Pradesh
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
(2011 Census)
• Total8,573
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
Vehicle registrationAR-14
Websiteuppersiang.nic.in

Yingkiongis a town in and the administrative headquarters ofUpper Siang districtin theNortheast Indianstate ofArunachal Pradesh.[1]It is located 250 kilometres (160 mi) north ofItanagar,the capital of the state,[2]and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of theRiver Siang.[3]According to the2011 Census,the town has a total population of 8,573.[4]

History

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Map of the North-East Frontier Tracts in 1946; Yinkiong was in the Sadiya Frontier Tract

In 1911, following the Anglo–Abor wars, the British gained administrative control of theUpper Siangregion. It was put under the administrative control of the Assistant Political Officer stationed atSadiya(in Assam) during the period. Some notable British civil servants who held the role of Assistant Political Officer includedJack Francis Needham,appointed in 1882,[5]andNoel Williamson,who was assassinated by the villagers of Komsing in the present dayEast Siang district.[6][7]

After the independence of India, the region was part of the East Siang district until 1995, when it was separated for administrative convenience and made an independent district, northwest ofPasighat.[8]

Geography

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View of (NH-513) Yingkiong

Yingkiong is characterised by its hilly terrains and river valleys.[9]The town is 200 m (660 ft) above sea level.Tuting,Singging, andBishingare towns north of Yingkiong, geographically close to the Indo-China border. Simong, Gobuk,Puging,Pangkang, Gette, Moying, Bomdo, Likor, andMillangare some of the villages and hamlets that surround Yingkiong.[citation needed]

Climate

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Yingkiong has a relatively warm and humidsubtropicalclimate. The highest recorded temperature in Yingkiong is 39 °C during summer, and 4 °C in winter.[9]The highest recorded annual rainfall of Yingkiong is 3,116 mm.[10]The higher parts of the town receive snowfall for most of the year.

Villagers trekking to upper region of Yingkiong town covered with snow for a major period of the year.

Economy

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The majority of Yingkiong people aresubsistence farmers.Fruit and vegetable cultivation for commercial sale is endorsed by local administration through MIDH (Mission For Integrated Development of Horticulture), a centrally-sponsored scheme of theMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.[11][12]Of the 69 per cent of households engaged in agriculture in Upper Siang, the Yingkiong township has the highest number of urban agrarian households.[9]

Jhum cultivation(slash and burn) andterrace farmingare the most common farming techniques. Rice,maize,andmilletare the main food crops. Cash crops like turmeric andsugarcaneare commonly grown.[13]

Cultivation of seasonal fruits like oranges and pineapple is common, and during periods of favourable cultivation and surplus output, they are transported in bulk for sale in local markets or outside the town in Pasighat.Piscicultureis also common and is promoted under a centrally sponsored FFDA (Fish Farmer Development Agency) programme to generate employment for locals and revenue for the state.[14]

A variety ofblack teacalled Siang Tea[15]is made at the Deki Tea estate in Ramsing Village for export and domestic consumption.[16]

Handicrafts such as woven bamboo stools known asmurhaare often seen. TheAdi tribeare known for making a distinct type of traditional basket calledegin,which is used frequently by the locals to carry household items like rice, dried wood, and other edibles or farm products.[17]

Demographics

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According to the2011 Census of India,the town had a total population of 8,573: there were 4,381 males and 4,192 females. There were 1,139 persons aged 0 to 6. The total working population was 3,787, with the male working population at 2,221 and the female working population at 1,566.[18]It has a non-working population of 4,786 persons, mostly of dependent age.

The literacy rate of the region is 64%. The female literacy rate is 44.89% and the male literacy rate is 55%.[19]

Adiis the primarydialectspoken in the area.Hindiis commonly used as alingua franca.[citation needed]

Culture

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Festivals

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The locals of Yingkiong celebrate the Solung,[20]Aran (Unying-Aran), Etor,[21]Siang River Darshan, andMopinfestivals.

Tapu (a typical aggressive posturing by male members of Adi tribe) during Aran festival staging the war cry dance during actual tribe wars done as a 'warm up' before the real armed conflict.
Tribal women performing traditional welcome dance (Ponung) as a part of Siang River festival.
  • The Solung festival revolves around agriculture and celebrates good harvest. The festival is generally celebrated mid-August–September: a proper date for the festival is fixed by a village council called thekebang[9]or by thegam(village headman) each year. On the day of the festival, villagers prepareapong (local rice wine).Fresh vegetables and meats are stored for the occasion.
  • Aran (Unying Aran) is a new year festival of the Adi community celebrated in the districts of East and Upper Siang.[22]It marks the arrival of thespring.During the festival, male elders of the village perform the Bari dance, and young boys and girls perform the Yakjong dance, which narrate the origins of the festival. They also pray for the good health and prosperity of the people.
  • The Etor festival is celebrated on May 15 by Adi tribes in East and Upper Siang. Etor means 'fencing' in local dialect and therefore it is related to the protection of crops by fencing the cultivated lands and protectinggayal(Mithun) inside large fields.[23]A huge feast is held and offerings are made to deities. Etor marks the beginning of the annual agricultural cycle of the community.[21]
  • The Siang River festival was previously known as the Brahmaputra Darshan Festival. After 2005, Yingkiong, Tuting, and Pasighat were chosen as the places to conduct the festival.[24]

Transport

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The town is connected to the rest of the country and Arunachal Pradesh viaNational Highway 513(NH-513) and NH-52 from Pasighat (126 km) toItanagar(392 km). Modes of transport include taxi and Arunachal Pradesh State Transport bus services.[25]

In January 2019, Byorung Bridge, a 300-meter longcable stayed suspension foot-bridge,was constructed over theSiang river.The bridge connects the town of Tuting on the eastern bank to the road to Tuting-Gelling on the western bank, reducing 40 km in travel distance for 20,000 residents of nearby villages.[26]

Earlier aerial connectivity was limited toMohanbari Airportin Dibrugarh.[25][27]In 2018,Pasighat Airportwas built and made operational in Pasighat town,[28]which is currently the nearest airport to reach Yingkiong. There is direct aerial connectivity to Yingkiong through the helicopter services that are available from Pasighat, Itanagar, and Assam.[29]There are twoheliportsin the town: one near Siang and the other across from the District Collector office in Yingkiong that facilitates helicopter landing services.[30]

The nearest railway station is 165 km south atMurkongselekin theJonaiDistrict of Assam,[31]connecting Yingkiong via Pasighat.[32]

Palyul Monastery in Upper Siang
Gandhi Bridge (a makeshift swinging bridge) over the Siang river, made of cane and bamboo. It is a major tourist attraction across Siang river.
Yeingkiong Gandhi bridze
View of sacred Tsitapuri Lake in Upper Siang

COVID-19

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The town has confirmed multiple cases ofCOVID-19.Among them was a student returnee from theNational Capital Regionand the Health and Family Welfare Minister of Arunachal Pradesh who is a native of Yingkiong. The town does not have a COVID-19 testing lab facility.[33][34]

Notable people

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References

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  17. ^Sharma, Tika Prasad (October 2008)."Ethnobotanical observations on Bamboos among Adi tribes in Arunachal Pradesh".Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.7(4): 594–597 – via Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014, Assam.
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  34. ^Desk, Sentinel Digital (15 September 2020)."Arunachal Health & Family Welfare Minister Alo Libang tests COVID positive - Sentinelassam".www.sentinelassam.com.Retrieved15 September2020.{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)
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