Menchukha

Menchukha
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Coastline	• 0 kilometres (0 mi)

Menchukha is a village in North Arunachal Pradesh, India. The name Men-chu-kha means medicinal water of snow where men is medicine, chu is water and kha is snow though kha also means mouth. The popular name for Menchukha is Mechukha. The local population is primarily Membas, a Tibeto- mongloid Ethnic Group. Menchukha is situated in a forested valley, surrounded by pine trees and thornbushes. The river Yargyapchu flows in the valley of Menchukha. Menchukha has recently been connected by road to Along, the district headquarters about 200 km away, leading to increased development in the area. Menchukha has since become a subdivisional headquarters. This place has the most potential for tourism in the whole of North East India, because of its natural scenic beauty.

History

Prior to the construction of the modern road, the only access to the village was via an airstrip, used by the Indian Air Force to supply the local people.

In 1962, during the Sino-Indian War, two battalions of the Indian Army were surrounded and badly mauled at Menchukha. They were unable to retreat as the hills were covered with heavy snow.

References

External links

• Menchukha Website