Dong valley is the place where the first Sunrise of the country can be witnessed. It is located on the tri-junction of India,China and Myanmar. Angling in River Lohit is ideal.
About Dong :
Dong is a city in the State of Arunachal Pradesh. The closest tourism destination to Dong is Anjaw. Other close by tourism destinations include Namdapha, Roing and Dibru-Saikhowa. The nearest major railway station to Dong is Tinsukia (TSK) which is at a distance of 1.5 kilometres. The nearest airport is at Guwahati which is at a distance of 585 kilometres.
Dong in Arunachal Pradesh — and not Katchal in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands — will welcome the first rays of the sun in the next millennium in the country.
Attractions Of Dong In Arunachal Pradesh :
Dong is a small pristine valley of breathtaking beauty near Wanglong in Lohit district of the state. The Survey of India officials confirm that Dong being located further east than Katchal, dawn will break over the former ahead of the Nicobar island, which incidentally is being hyped as the destination of the millennium.
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According to G C Das, in-charge of the Guwahati office of the Survey of India, Dong is located at 97 degrees longitude and 28 degrees latitude while Katchal is located at 93.30 degrees longitude and a latitude of eight degrees.
Location :
Dong is located at the confluence of the rivers Lohit (a tributary of the mighty Brahmaputra) and Sati, strategically placed at the tri-junction of India, China and Myanmar, and can be reached only after a one-and-a-half-hour climb from the important military base of Walong. The two-day road journey from Tinsukia in the Assam plains is a nightmare with the rivers in spate; we have to put our Tata Sumo on ferries five times to reach Walong. The journey and the stay at various places are made pleasant by the army, which has a large presence in the area.