- published: 07 Dec 2015
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Bongaigaon i/bɒŋɡɑːɪˈɡɒ̃ʊ/ is the largest city in Lower Assam and one of the most important cities in Assam. The city is one of the biggest commercial and industrial hubs of North-East India and also of Assam. It is also the 4th largest city of Assam by municipal area & population. Bongaigaon City acts as a gateway to Western Assam. The Asian Development Bank selected the city on their urban planning list of cities from other countries of Asia. Bongaigaon is one of the most populated urban agglomerations in west Assam with line of Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Silchar. The City is the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Bongaigaon District.
It was the last capital of the Kamatapur Kingdom and home to many historical monuments of Assamese culture. The city, divided into two parts – Old Bongaigaon and New Bongaigaon - is situated 180 kilometres (112 mi) north west of Guwahati, largest city of Assam. To meet the demands of Bodos of Assam, Bongaigaon was divided up to give way for Chirang district. Bongaigaon has a major petrochemical industry, the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL BGR). The town occupied a place in the map of Indian Railway with the establishment of the railway station in the year 1908. Most of the institutions like ITI, Bongaigaon College, Office of the Assam State Electricity Board in the early 60’s and in fact the very base of the development of the town was laid in this decade only. The development further gained momentum with the establishment of the Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (BRPL) Complex in the year 1972 at Dhaligaon and also Thermal Power Plant at Salakati. Though these areas are not within the limit of Bongaigaon Municipality the town also caters to the demand of this population. The Bongaigaon Town Committee was first constituted in the year 1961 and was upgraded to a Municipal Board in the year 1977. Presently the Municipal Area consists of 25 nos. of wards covering an area of 14.31 sq m.
As the train negotiated a big curve just outside the station, I had a glimpse of the MLDT loco in charge. And then we crossed a sizeable yard at a leisurely pace. See if you can spot an SLR with the nameboard - "Manas Rhino Passenger".
Koya Kujia is a Eco-Tourism spot in Abhayapuri of Bongaigaon district of Assam which is promoting by Government of Assam. It is known as popular picnic spot. It has a lake where migratory birds fly down during January-December.
This video was taken from a running train in between Kamakhya and New Bongaigaon station
the adventure-road from gangtok to nathula (indo-china border); during the month of may-june when it rains quite heavily landslides occur very frequently ; it is this time when we toured that area...our tour got delayed for two days (30th & 31st may 2012) when 500+ vehicles were stuck on road due to landslide; and what a commendable service provided by the army..from feeding the babies to taking care of the oldies... preparing of food to clearing of landslide-blocked-road...cleaning of toilets to arrangement for shelter for 5500 + people......every word will fall short of describing their service to mankind...a big salute to our Indian Army !!!......we must remember them and their families in all our prayers for their safety and well being.
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Koya Kujia is a spot of Eco-Tourism promoting by Government of Assam. It is located in the Abhayapuri side of Bongaigaon district of Assam. A beautiful scenic location and many people come and gather during picnic season particularly during January-December every year. It covers with a beautiful lawns, one fish breeding centre of Fishery Department of Assam Government and one beel where migratory birds fly down during January-December. I own all the content of this video and own the right to publish this video in YouTube. It is circulating hereby for the purpose of entertainment, tourism, education and socio-cultural research and hence, any kind of reproduction / duplication of this video in full / in part or broadcasting this video in full / in part are prohibited without prior permissio...
these are the stunts tried by different riders of bongaigaon... pls like n support us...fore more videos are coming soon....
Best places to visit - Bongaigaon (India)
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We negotiated the mother of all curves to pull into New Bongaigaon station while facing East. A great opportunity to zoom into the "Bond" MLDT loco in charge! We were hoping to meet the 12235 Rajdhani here but learnt that it was running late. This turned out to be our breakfast halt.
Flower show at Ratnapith Garden, BGR township Dhaligaon