Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu demanded for a separate time zone for north-eastern states. Khandu said 'We get up as early as 4 am. Several daylight hours are wasted as government offices open only at 10 am and close at 4pm. Leaders from the region argue that a separate time zone would increase daylight savings and efficiency.

As a student of Geography explain the reason for the wasting of daylight hours in Arunachal Pradesh as told by Khandu.

Arunachal Pradesh lies in the easternmost part of India, where the sun rises and sets much earlier than in the rest of the country. Since India follows a single standard time, government offices there start at 10 am, by which time a significant portion of daylight has already passed. As a result, valuable daylight hours are lost, reducing the number of productive working hours for people in the region.