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Nuranang Falls
Nuranang Falls is located in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is one of the most spectacular waterfall in this part of the country yet unknown to many travelers. It lies some 40 km before the holy town of Tawang and located a few miles away from the town of Jang off the road connecting Tawang and Bomdila. It is also known as the Jang Falls. There is a small hydel plant located near the base that generates electricity for local use.
It is a plunge waterfall with white cold water gushing monstrously from a height greater than 100m (unverified).
Nura was the name of a local Monpa girl who had helped a soldier, MVC Jaswant Singh Rawat, in the 1962 Sino-Indian War and was later captured by the Chinese forces. The waterfall is named in her honour.
Trivia
It came to limelight when a song from the movie Koyla featuring Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, Tanhai Tanhai Tanhai was shot here and at Sangetser Lake in 1997. It was the first shot from the state shown in a Bollywood movie.
External links
Categories:- Waterfalls of India
- Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh
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