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Cities
( Haflong )
At
680 metres above sea level, in the lush hilly terrain lies this
lovelylakeside resort which is Assam's only hill station. It is
the headquarters ofNorth Cachar Hills District and is situated at
a distance of 355 kms fromGuwahati. Haflong is the name of variety
of orchids, one of them beingthe rare Blue Vanda.Nearest airport
from Halflong is Dimapur(266 kms).It is connected by North Frontier
Railway fromGuwahati via Lumding.Assam State Corporation Busesruns
buses throughout the district.
Places
Of Interest:-
Haflong Lake, Jatinga, Maibong, Umrangsu.
Haflong
Lake
Situated in the heart of the hill station it is a picturesque
area.
Jatinga
9 kms away, this village has attracted orinthologists from all
over the world to unreveal the mystery of the flocks of little migratory
birds crashing to death on still dark nights. The phenomenon is
attributed by scientists to the sensitivity of thesebirds to infra
red emissions of the torches borne by the villagesduring the nights.
An elevated watch tower provides an opportunity to see this bird
mystery.
Maibong
47 kms away from Haflong, on the banks of river Mahurlies the
ruins of the once flourishing capital of the Dimasa KachariKingdom.
A stone house and temple of Kachari kings can be seen at Maibong.
Umrangsu
115 kms away from Haflong by road, the biggest hydelplant under
North East Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has come upwith dams
across the river Kopili, a tributery of the Brahmaputra. Near Umrangsu,
there is a hot water spring (Garampani) which isbelieved to possess
medicinal properties.
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