Lecture - The Opium Valleys of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh. An illustrated lecture by Shri Romesh Bhattacharji, former Civil Servant, mountaineer and photographer. Chair: Shri A.P. Kala, Director General, Economic Intelligence Bureau. A journey through Lohit and Anjaw districts of East Arunachal where opium is widely cultivated as an alternate means of livelihood. A beautiful sight when the flowers are in bloom, this illicit cultivation which is wide spread also portends ill for the people at the receiving end.
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