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Chandrapur, Guwahati
Chandrapur is a small town located approximately 15 km from Guwahati in the State of Assam in India. Chandrapur is covered by hills, and it is primarily an industrial area. ASEB Thermal plant is one of the major industrial plants in Chandrapur. NTC plant was closed and ASFC Ltd factory in running condition. The town is close to two wildlife sanctuaries, Pobitora and Amchang Wildlife sanctuary. Hanuman Food Products (Muri-Chira Mill), Hanuman Bricks are the major Industries running in the area contributing largely to the Revenue. It is situated near Brahmaputra river. Cities and towns in Kamrup Metropolitan district {{Assam-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. A major riverine port city along with hills, and one of the fastest growing cities in India, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra. It is called the ''Gateway to North East India''. The ancient cities of Pragjyotishpura and Durjaya ( North Guwahati) were the capitals of the ancient state of Kamarupa. Many ancient Hindu temples like the Kamakhya Temple, Ugratara Temple, Basistha Temple, Doul Govinda Temple, Umananda Temple, Navagraha Temple, Sukreswar Temple, Rudreswar Temple, Manikarneswar Temple, Aswaklanta Temple, Dirgheshwari Temple, Asvakranta Temple, Lankeshwar Temple, Bhubaneswari Temple, Shree Ganesh Mandir, Shree Panchayatana Temple, Noonmati, and the like, are situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a wide strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. Assamese language, Assamese and Boro language (India), Boro are the official languages of Assam, while Bengali language, Bengali is an additional official language in the Barak Valley. Assam is known for Assam tea and Assam silk. The state was the first site for Oil well, oil drilling in Asia. Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant. The Economy of Assam, Assamese economy is aided by w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary () is a wildlife sanctuary on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra in Morigaon district in Assam, India. It was declared in 1987 and covers , providing grassland and wetland habitat for the Indian rhinoceros. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary holds one of the largest Indian rhinoceros populations in Assam. Biodiversity Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary's grassland vegetation consists of at least 15 grass species including '' Cynodon dactylon'', whip grass ('' Hemarthria compressa''), vetiver (''Chrysopogon zizanioides''), ravennagrass (''Saccharum ravennae''), ''Phragmites karka'', southern cutgrass (''Leersia hexandra'') and signalgrass (''Brachiaria pseudointerrupta''). The grasslands provide habitat and food resource for the Indian rhinoceros, hosting Assam's second largest population. Other mammals occurring in the sanctuary are golden jackal, wild boar and feral water buffalo. Barking deer, Indian leopard and rhesus macaque live foremost in the hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
