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Enchanting Hills
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The hills emerge from the
heart of Assam like a chorus of silent hymns and rise up to the sky like
crescendo of music. The sportive clouds play around the cliffs like gleeful
children.
The limitless green rolls away to distant horizon in a beautiful rhythm Hilly
Assam is a land of sensuousness. A heaven to the senses where one touches the
sweetest dream with one's fingers. The mountains float in the distant sky. The
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It is a blue and green all around. The fragrant breeze silently embraces you and
whispers love to the beautiful springtime flowers. The summer rains drench the
hills and spread and unfathomable mystery. The playful Sun showers its gold from
behind the imposing Barail range
and warms up the wintry dawn. The autumn midday has its seista in errie silence.
Exotic wildlife haunts the jungle of night and plays and howls around the sleepy
villages that dot the luxuriant green.
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Land & People:
The small and serene villages shelter the lovely people warm and fascination and
as colourful as the land itself. Their intoxicating environs bloom into equally
intoxicating body breaks, steeps and sounds. They robe themselves in the
choicest cloths which are blended on their looms.
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Forest & Wildlife:
Dense forests keep you company all the way, and at times even tend to cover up
your path in sportive jest. The mirthful hollock gibbons play hide and seek with
you. Elephants err in to the roads. It can even be his Majesty having forty
winks and basking in the sun. The cascades bring rare times for angles. The
ornithologists have busy time spotting the little miniverts pheasants, magpies
and laughing thrushes that twitter in the hill all the year.
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Hill Stations:
Diphu: Diphu is the Head Quarter
to Karbi Anglong District and 271 kms from Guwahati by road. It is connected by
N. F. Railway and State Transport Buses from Guwahati. Nearest Airport is
Dimapur 54 kms.
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Haflong: Up in the rugged terrains
stands Assam's only hill station Haflong where one can see the rainbow down
below. It is the district Head Quarter of North Cachar hills District. A
beautiful big lake "Haflong Lake" is located in the heart of the Haflong town.
Haflong is 345 kms by road from Guwahati and connected by N. F. Railway and
State Transport Buses ply from Guwahati.
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Jatinga: Jatinga is situated 9 kms
from Haflong town, the District Head Quarter of North Cachar Hills. Jatinga is
famous for bird mystery. The migratory birds come during the month of August to
November and it becomes the ornithologist's attraction. From the elevated watch
tower one can see them yielding to their death wish and their little plumage
dropping down
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Maibong: Located on the Bank of
Mahur river and 47 kms from Haflong. Maibong once flourished as the capital of
Dimasa, Kachari Kingdom. Stone house and temple of Kachari king can be seen at
Maibong.
Umrangshu: The distance from
Guwahati to Umrangshu is 224 kms by road. The biggest Hydel plant has come up
under North East Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) with dams in the Kopili
river. Near Umrangshu, there is a Hot spring (GARAMPANI), the water of which is
believed to have medicinal value.
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