• ¨     Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh standardised the names of 27 places and geographical features on the official maps of the Survey of India on 7 August 2026.

    ¨     The list includes settlements, memorials, lakes, and high-altitude mountain passes located in Arunachal Pradesh.

    ¨     The updated names have been incorporated into the official Indian map prepared by the Survey of India.

    ¨     Standardised geographical names are important for official maps, administrative records, and disaster management planning.

    ¨     The Survey of India is India’s national mapping agency responsible for preparing official topographic and thematic maps.

    ¨     The Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the exercise would help remove administrative ambiguity related to geographical names.

    ¨     The naming exercise also covers locations used for public awareness and official references.

    ¨     Arunachal Pradesh is a north-eastern Indian state sharing international borders with China, Bhutan, and Myanmar.

    ¨     The Line of Actual Control (LAC) serves as the de facto boundary between India and China in several sectors, including parts of Arunachal Pradesh.

    ¨     Long Ju is among the places included in the standardised list.

    ¨     Thag La is a high-altitude pass associated with the early battles of the 1962 Sino-Indian War.

    ¨     Other passes included in the updated map are Bisa, Dzo La, Riza La, and Pukur La.

    ¨     The list also includes the Sher-e-Thapa Memorial, which honours Trilok Singh Thapa, a war hero of the 1962 conflict.

    ¨     Other important locations included are the Jaswant Garh War Memorial and Sambho Sarovar.

    ¨     Settlements included in the list include Jairampur, Maja village, Shivaji Nagar, and Kamlang Nagar.

    ¨     Jairampur is an important transit hub in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

    ¨     Jaswant Garh is a war memorial located in Arunachal Pradesh.

    ¨     Sambho Sarovar is a high-altitude lake included in the standardised geographical list