Govt fixes map showing Arunachal Pradesh’s Pasighat as Chinese territory

The Registrar General of India on Saturday said that the “issue” related to a self-enumeration map showing Pasighat in the East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh as a Chinese town ‘Medog’ has been resolved. The issue was flagged by an X user, Mohonto Panging Pao (@MontyPanging), who posted about the lapse through a post to draw the attention of the authorities. While attempting self-enumeration on the portal se.census.gov.in, maps depicted Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh as Medog. “Medog is a town in China! CEO of Google @sundarpichai is Indian! Even official Govt portals are virtually ceding our territory! Needs urgent intervention!” Pao posted. In the evening, the RGI issued a clarification saying, “An issue was mentioned during Self-Enumeration on se.census.gov.in regarding map location in Pasighat, East Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh today.” “The issue was raised with Map services provider and it has been resolved,” the census commissioner posted on X. The 15-day window