{"id":46453,"date":"2026-08-08T04:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/government-maps-27-arunachal-border-locations-with-standard-names-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:38:12","slug":"government-maps-27-arunachal-border-locations-with-standard-names-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/government-maps-27-arunachal-border-locations-with-standard-names-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Government maps 27 Arunachal border locations with standard names | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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GUWAHATI\/NEW DELHI: The updated Survey of India map has assigned standard place and feature names to 27 Arunachal Pradesh sites, including four mountain passes and a high-altitude lake, as part of the Union government\u2019s strategy to remove any ambiguity on demarcation of territory and counter China\u2019s repeated attempts to rename places on this side of the McMahon Line.The MHA said on Friday that the names were finalised in consultation with the Arunachal Pradesh government. \u201cIdentifying them formally on the Survey of India map is aimed at facilitating their accurate recognition and better awareness among the public.\u201dOf the 27 sites identified on the map, one is a monument. Three of the rest \u2014 Longju, Maja & Bisa \u2014 are strategically important border villages in Upper Subansiri district. There are also three passes along the McMahon Line, Dzo La, Riza La and Pukur La, in the same district. Thag La pass, a 1962 battleground, lies on the border in Tawang district.\u201cThese places are already marked on Indian military maps, even those of 1962 vintage. Identifying them on Survey of India maps is a bold counter to China,\u201d a source said.Several of the named sites carry the weight of India-China conflict. Longju was one of the earliest flashpoints in the boundary dispute and was occupied by Chinese troops in 1959. Thag La overlooks Namka Chu valley, where the 1962 conflict began after Chinese forces crossed the McMahon Line.Jaswant Garh, in Tawang, commemorates Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, one of the most celebrated heroes of 1962 war. The Sher-e-Thapa Memorial in Upper Subansiri honours Hav Shere Thapa, whose resistance at Rio Bridge significantly delayed the Chinese advance in 1962. The lone lake named is Sambho Sarovar, a high-altitude glacial lake.<\/p>\n

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