Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan was sworn in as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh. President Pranab Mukherjee had asked Shanmuganathan to discharge the additional duty of Arunachal Pradesh after Governor Jyoti Prashad Rajkhowa was sacked on 12 September; weeks after the Supreme Court restored the Congress government in the state.

Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court Justice Ajit Singh administered the oath of office to Shanmuganathan in the presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his cabinet colleagues, besides a host of civil and police officials.

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Arunachal Pradesh

• Capital-Guwahati (Judiciary), Itanagar
• Cm- Pema khadu
• Official language- English

Wild life Sanctuary And National parks in Arunachala pradesh

• Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary
• Pakke Tiger Reserve
• Namdapha National Park tiger project
• Mouling National Park

Dams in Arunachal Pradesh

• Ranganadi Dam on Brahmaputra Basin
• Subansiri Lower HE (Nhpc) Dam on Brahmaputra Basin

List of major rivers flowing in the state is

• Subansiri
• Lohit/ Tellu R
• Dihang/Siang
• Kameng

V Shanmuganathan

V Shanmuganathan (born 21 November 1949) is the current Governor of the Indian state of Meghalaya.A post-graduate and an MPhil in Political Science, Shri V Shanmuganathan received the then Madras University’s prestigious Gold Medal. He hails from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu and is well-versed with the Tamil language and its rich literature.