GUWAHATI- THE GATEWAY OF THE NORTHEAST

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GUWAHATI- THE GATEWAY OF THE NORTHEAST


                                                                 BY- Antarjit Das  

       Guwahati, the largest city of Assam, located in India, is situated between the banks of the Brahmaputra River and the foothills of the Shillong plateau. It is located at the southern banks of Brahmaputra. It is a vast metropolitan city located in eastern Assam. It is also the largest city of northeast India. Guwahati was once also referred to Pragjyotispura in ancient time. The term ‘Guwahati’ gets its name from the Assamese words ‘Guwa’ meaning areca nut and ‘Haat’ meaning Market. The city animal of Guwahati is the Gangetic river dolphin. The main languages spoken there are Assamese and English. Besides these, there are many languages spoken there including Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Bodo and many more languages.

            Routes to Guwahati: Being a capital city, Guwahati is bound by different transport services between India and different parts of the world. Guwahati is serviced by the LGB (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi) International Airport, located about 12 miles from the centre of the city.
This airport is connected by different parts of the world, including Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Singapore, Thailand and many more famous destinations.
 This city falls under the NFR (Northeastern Frontier Railways)zone of the Indian Railways. The Guwahati Rail Station is located at the Paltan Bazzaar area of the city. The Guwahati Railway Station lies under the Barauni-Guwahati line and Guwahati-Lumding section. Some important trains having Guwahati as a stoppage are the Garib Rath, the Rajdhani Express, the Kamrup Express, the Vivek Express and many more.
Guwahati also has a wide network of highways and roads. The National Highway 27 connects Guwahati with other states of India. The bus service of the state is very well maintained. Guwahati is serviced by the ASTC (Assam State Transport Corporation) and other private buses running throughout the state. It is also serviced by different cabs and taxis.
The city also has a very good water transportation service. This city is served by the Inland Water Transport Department which has its headquarters at the Pandu Port at Guwahati. There are both passenger and cargo boats running across the city. There are ferry services along the Pandu Port and the Brahmaputra river.

Tourist places in Guwahati: As Guwahati is a capital city; it has a vast quantity of tourist places which includes the following:
   1.              Kamakhya Temple.
   2.              Assam State Museum.
   3.              Dipor Bil.
   4.              Baisista Temple.
   5.              Guwahati Planetarium.
   6.              Assam State Zoo.
   7.             Umananda Temple.
   8.              Srimanta Sankar Dev Kalakhetra.
   9.              ISKCON of Guwahati.
110.                       Pobitora Sanctuary.
111.                       Umananda Island.
112.                       Pandu.
113.                       Bhubaneshwari Temple.
114.                       Regional Science Centre.
115.                       Navagraha Temple.
116.                       Fancy Baazzar.
117.                       Sukreshwar Temple.
118.                       Guwahati War Memorial.
119.                       Ugra Tara Temple.
  20.                       Janardana Mandir.
  21.                       Nehru Park.

Besides the places listed above, there are also many recreation activities like amusement parks such as Accoland and Dreamland. The following listed above are the ‘Must Visit’ places of Guwahati.  I hope that you may visit Guwahati soon.
      
                                                      








                             

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