Tuting
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| subdivision_name2 = Upper Siang district
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Tuting is a town and headquarters of an eponymous circle in the Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is situated on the bank of Siang river (Brahmaputra) at a distance of {{cvt|34|km}} south of Line of Actual Control and {{cvt|170|km}} north of Yingkiong.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/tuting/tuting/ps50310198.cms|title=Tuting|last=Town|website=Times of India Travel|access-date=2019-03-23}} Tuting is the center of an assembly constituency, and also home to an Indian Military headquarters.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} The border area reports frequent incursion attempts by the Chinese People's Liberation Army, including an attempt to construct a road in Indian territory.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chinese-road-building-team-had-entered-one-km-inside-arunachal-sources/articleshow/62355590.cms|title=Chinese road-building team entered 1km inside Arunachal, sent back by Indian Army: Sources |work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://uppersiang.nic.in/places-of-interest/ |title= Place of interest {{!}} District Upper Siang, Government of Arunachal Pradesh|language=en-US|access-date=2021-02-07}}
Location
Gelling is located on the {{convert|2,000|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,{{cite web|title=Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-China-border/articleshow/44831871.cms|author=Dipak Kumar Dash|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 October 2014}}{{cite web|title=Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-government-to-provide-funds-for-restoration-of-damaged-highways-2020106|work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=27 October 2014}}{{cite web|title=Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/indian-government-plans-highway-along-disputed-china-border/|author=Ankit Panda|publisher=thediplomat.com|access-date=27 October 2014}}{{cite web |url= http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nqEwdXxkIgrSHPpTSzsFRN/Govt-planning-road-along-McMohan-line-in-Arunachal-Pradesh.html |title= Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju |newspaper= Mint |access-date= 2014-10-26}} alignment map of which can be seen [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112247/http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/images/state_map.jpg here].{{cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nation.htm|title=China warns India against paving road in Arunachal|author=Ajay Banerjee|work=The Tribune|location=India|access-date= 2014-10-26}} Around {{cvt|35|km}} upstream is Gelling, the last India village before the Indo-Tibet border.{{Cite web|title=Gelling|url=https://uppersiang.nic.in/tourist-place/gelling/|access-date=2021-06-17|publisher=Government of Arunachal Pradesh}} Tsangpo river (Brahmaputra) enters here from Tibet and natives know it as the Tsang Chu, downstream of here it is called the Siang river and Bramhaputra in Assam.
Administration
Tuting-Yingkiong is one of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Tuting town is under the administration of an (ADC) Additional Deputy Commissioner.{{Cite web|title=Districts Officials|url=http://www.arunachalpradesh.gov.in/districts-officials/|access-date=2019-03-23|website=Arunachal Pradesh, Official State Portal|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Subdivision & Blocks {{!}} District Upper Siang, Government of Arunachal Pradesh|url=https://uppersiang.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/|access-date=2019-03-23|language=en-US}} Tuting town is the head office of the ADC.
Culture
Tuting is populated by Adi tribe who are the indigenous inhabitants but small population of other neighbouring tribes like Memba and Khamba are also settled in this town nowadays.
In Gelling circle in northern reaches of Tuting, Memba people are indigenous tribe who follow Nyingma Mahayana Buddhism whose key festivals of Losar, Torgya, Dhruba and Tsobum are celebrated by performing Bardo Chham animal-mask folk dance at gonpas.
Tourism
Transport
= Highway =
Tuting is connected to Yingkiong and Pasighat in the south and until ITBF office at Gelling in the north on the LAC via the Pasighat-Aalo-Tuting-Gelling strategic India-China Border Roads.
= Tuting Airport=
Tuting AGL is an Advanced Landing Ground airstrip of Indian Airforce.
Map
File:Upper Siang district.png|Upper Siang district with Tuting circle and Tuting
See also
{{Portal|Geography|Asia|India}}
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- North-East Frontier Agency
- List of people from Arunachal Pradesh
- Religion in Arunachal Pradesh
- Cuisine of Arunachal Pradesh
- List of institutions of higher education in Arunachal Pradesh
- Yingkiong{{div col end}}
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{{Arunachal Pradesh}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}
{{Indian Air Force}}
{{States and territories of India}}
References
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Arunachal Pradesh
|North = {{flagicon|PRC}} Tibet Autonomous Region, China
|Northeast =
|East = {{flagicon|Burma}} Kachin State, Burma
|Southeast = {{flagicon|Burma}} Sagaing Region, Burma
|South = Nagaland
|Southwest = Assam
|West = {{flagicon|Bhutan}} Eastern Zone, Bhutan
|Northwest =
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