KIBITHU VILLAGE

15th April, 2023 Geography

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Context

Recently, Union Minister for Home Affairs And Cooperation, Amit Shah lighted the lamp at the launch of 'Vibrant Village Programme' at Kibithu-a border village.

Kibithu Village: Key Pointers

Kibithu is India's easternmost inhabitat place which stands on the line of control or LAC.
It is uniquely located on the trijunction, with China to the north and Myanmar to the east.
A small village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, it is located on the last road head of extreme northeast of north eastern India and the very place where the Lohit River enters India. Lohit river is a tributary to the Brahmaputra River which rises in Tibet Autonomous Region, in the Kangri Garpo range, where it is known as the Zayü River.
Kibithu is one of the places which forms the Indo-China border and has always been a place of great importance.
The village is nestled roughly around 4000 ft above sea level and lies in Mishmi hills, 27 kms on the east of administrative town of Walong.

Kibithu lies on the east of Dong Valley, where the first sun rays in India is received.
However, Kaho village, which is on the other side (southern) of the river, is the last populated village of India, and is around 2 kms in the east of Kibithu.
Kibithu is 275 kms from the nearest brigade formation at Tezu. Soldiers of the Sikh Light Infantry are posted on the Line of Actual Control, while the Chinese brigade at Langzu under Western Theatre Command is merely 60 kms away.
The Indian Army uses a foot suspension bridge to carry its military supplies to its Kibithu post, considered very important from operational point of view, as the only road connecting the East bank of the Lohit river with the West bank, remains closed due to landslides for the most part of the year.
Kibithu is one of the five officially agreed Border Personnel Meeting points between the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army of China for regular consultations and interactions.

PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Match the following:

1. Kibithu a. Meghalaya.

2. Indira Kol b. Ladakh

3. Mawlynnong Village c. Himachal Pradesh

4. Kaza d. Arunachal Pradesh

A. 1-a, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a

B. 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c

C. 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b

D. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d

Answer: B