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Jorhat Information
Jorhat, the nerve centre of the Indian tea industry, is surrounded
by splendid tea gardens. Jorhat has various institutions. The world
renowned Teklai Experimental Centre where research is carried out to
find new varieties of tea and to determine the therapeutic effects
of green tea is situated here. The Regional Research Laboratory,
which is also in Jorhat, conducts investigations on plants, herbs
and soil. The Assam Agricultural University, the Technical School,
etc. also attract a number of students and researchers from all over
the country. Jorhat can serve as a base to visit a large number of
places of tourist interest, such as the famous Kaziranga Wildlife
Sanctuary which harbours the one-horned Indian rhinoceros and
Majuli, the largest island on the Brahmaputra which houses numerous
satras or monasteries. The Nambar Forest reserve, famous for its
rejuvenating hot spring, is just 60 km from Jorhat.
Jorhat was the capital of Ahom Kings, with its renowned cultural
heritage. It is the city of tea with its favourite climatic
condition. A Tea-Research Centre is established at 5 km away at
Chinnamara. Annual Tea Festival in Jorhat is an other attraction,
along with Temple of Buri Gohani, British Imperial mementos. The
chief attraction of Jorhat is the 776 sq km Majhali or sandy land
rising out of the bed of Brahmaputra. Majuli island, the largest in
the world, is inhabited by Deori tribals.
Getting There
By Air
Jorhat is well connected by air, with daily flights from Guwahati,
and four flights a week from Calcutta . The airport is situated 5-km
out of town and can be reached by rickshaw, auto-rickshaw or Indian
Airlines buses.
By Rail
Jorhat railway station is on the Farketing-Mariyani branch railway
station. There are also bus services to Mariyani, the nearest
mainline railway station, where two express trains run to Tinsukia,
Dimapur, and Lumding.
By Road
ASTC buses run to Guwahati, Tezpur, Sibsagar, Tinsukia, Dimapur and
Itanagar, Kaziranga is served by buses to Guwahati and Tezpur.
Private buses are also available. Alternatively, one can take bus or
taxi to reach Niyamati Ghat and cross the river by ferryboat or
launch over to Majuli.
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