Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at 155 metres (509 ft) above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town.

[4] The Government of India included Pasighat in the Smart Cities Mission development scheme in June 2017.

[5] Pasighat was founded in 1911 by the British Raj as a gateway to administrative convenience of the greater Abor Hills and the north area in general.

This necessitated the first-ever administrative headquarters being established here with an Assistant Political Officer posted.

The only significant development in Pasighat that came after that was the College Of Horticulture and Forestry Central Agriculture University established on 7 March 2001.

The unique trough-like features surrounded by high hills on three sides make Pasighat ideal for attracting rain-bearing clouds that come in from the Assam plain.

[citation needed] Waterways crossing the Brahmaputra River from Dibrugarh by ferry to Oryamghat that is situated at a distance of 32 km from Pasighat and can take a bus or taxi.

Nearest rail head is at Murkongselek which is terminal station of the Rangia-Murkongselek broad gauge track.

The BG railway line will link North-Assam area with Pasighat town, the district headquarter of East Siang of Arunachal, located at a rail route distance of 26.5 km.

This broad gauge line is supposed to be proceeding on to Roing, Parsuramkund, Rupai, and other places in the state.

A preliminary engineering-traffic survey for the Pasighat-Tezu-Parshuram Kund was conducted by Northeast Frontier Railways at the request of the state government.

[citation needed] Pasighat is the land of the Siang river and indigenous hanging bridges[19].