Ziro Visit
Recently, I visited Ziro. Ziro is a small town in the Lower Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh. The Wikipedia quotes the total area of the district to be 10,135 square km and the total population to be 97,614 (as of 2001). Ziro is basically two small towns in one. The old Ziro and the part known as Hapoli. We stayed at Hotel Blue Pine in Hapoli, and for a town so remote, the Hotel was really a surprise. The quality of service and the hospitality were really outstanding. We were there only for a single day, so we couldn’t enjoy the whole of Ziro. I have heard that there is a Shiva temple in Ziro, but due to time constraints we couldn’t visit it. But our hosts took us to a place called Ziro point. It is the highest point in the entire Ziro valley. One can see the group of villages that constitute the Old Ziro town, as well as the airport. I wander whether any planes land there or not. The following photo is a panorama i took from the Ziro point. Beware, before clicking, the image is very large.
