Gelensiniak | |
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  Gelensiniak Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Gelensiniak Gelensiniak (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°22′20″N 93°29′01″E / 28.3722°N 93.4835°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Upper Subansiri |
| Circle | Takking |
Gelensiniak,[a] or Geling Sinyik,[3] is a village in the Limeking Circle of the Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, close to the region's border with Tibet. The Gelen[4] or Gelling[5] river (called Tsari Chu in Tibet) flows down from Migyitun and Longju and joins the Subansiri River here. Gelensiniak is strategically located between Longju, Taksing and Limeking. The region is populated by the Mara clan of Tagin people.[b]
Behind Gelensiniak, on a vertical cliff top is a flat area known as Tame Chung Chung ("place of snakes",[7] abbreviated TCC),[c] which hosts military camps for Indian border troops. Until road access to the Tame Chung Chung was built by the Border Roads Organisation in 2018, the camps were supplied only by helicopters.[8][9][10] Distance of India-China Border Road constructed in 2018 from Gelensiniak (Tama Chung Chung) to Taksing is 80 km.[11]
- ^ Sinha & Athale, History of the Conflict with China (1992).
- ^ Upper Subansiri District Census Handbook (2011), p. 79.
- ^ a b Arpi, Claude (2013), "The Pure Crystal Mountain Pilgrimage of Tsari", 1962: The McMahon Line Saga, Lancer Publishers, ISBN 9781935501404
- ^ Vinayak Bhat, Despite Modi-Xi bonhomie, China moves into Arunachal Pradesh, builds new road and barracks, The Print, 22 June 2018. Uses the full form Gelen Bung.
- ^ Krishnatry, Border Tagins of Arunachal Pradesh (2005), pp. 2–3.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Arpi Chinese villagewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Harish Kapadia, Secrets of Subansiri, The Himalayan Journal, Volume 62, 2005.
- ^ "BRO extends road connectivity upto Taksing in China border". The Economic Times. 17 May 2018.
- ^ Niharika Mandhana, India Moves Mountains to Build Military Road to China Border, The Wall Street Journal, 5 April 2017.
- ^ Satellite image of the road to Tame Chung Chung, EO Browser, 28 May 2020.
- ^ BRO creates history through road link to China border, Business Standard, 2018.
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