The Lohit River originates in eastern Tibet, in the Zayal Chu range and surges through Arunachal Pradesh for two hundred kilometers, before emptying itself in the plains of Assam. Uncontrolled and turbulent is the features of the Lohit River. The Lohit River has derived its name because of its vigorous nature and thus it is also called the river of blood. The lateritic soil of the river forms its surrounding demography. The river flows through the Mishmi Hills, to meet the Siang at the head of the Brahmaputra valley.

The valley of the Lohit is a lovely, green place. Thickly forested area for the most part, it is a dream of the botanist, as alpine vegetation gives way to sub-tropical forests. Some of the densest tropical jungles in all of India are found in this area. The rhododendrons bloom in many hues along the upper course of the river; the orchids reveal themselves in the lower course. The banks of Lohit River is indeed a treasure house of medicinal plant and herbs, and the home of Mishmi teeta, the coptis plant is known in the world over for it`s best medicinal properties.

The Mishmis hold sway in the hills, along the lower valleys of these hills the Lohit river flows. In the plains there are towns like Khamptis and the Singphos, enthusiastic Buddhists and migrants from across the Patkai hills from Burma. As the Lohit flows through, Tibetan religion gives way to animist prejudices, in turn replaced by Theravada Buddhism and then by Hindu temples as Tibet, south East Asia and the Indian sub-continent mix and combine.

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