Darjeeling

Darjeeling

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India – the land of wide diversity and multitude offers countless tourist destinations that woo tourists from every corner of the world. This country is having immense natural bounty which makes India as one of the most attractive and favourite tourist destinations. With the awesome beauty of the Great Himalayas to the sandy beaches of Goa & Kerala, dunes of the desert, dense forests and scenic beauty of several beautiful mountain ranges which spread throughout the India paint a true picture of heaven with diverse landscape.

West Bengal, one of the important State of India. Natural divecification and geographical location is proud of this state.Northan side of this state is being protected by The Himalayas and Sikkim,Assam along with two SAARC countries Bhutan and Nepal.The Southern side is being protected by Bay Of Bengal. The Western side is connected with other state of India like Bihar,Jharkhand.Orisa.The Eastern side is Bangladesh.Consisting of 20 district Darjeeling didtrict is famous for its hilly landscape,Jalpaiguri for Forest.Tea gurdens also .Maldha and Murshedabad historical importance,24pargona for famous Sundar ban,midnapur for sea beach.

Silguri the gate way to the North East India along with Sikkim and Bhutan with in the State of West Bengal. Siliguri is the main commercial town  of North Bengal and its importance comes from its strategic location near international and state borders. It is situated on the banks of the river Mahananda. Spread around the foothills of the eastern Himalayas. Though the settlement started initially  with the tea plantation and a junction station to change over to the Toy train fo Darjeeling in 1880 it acquired the status of Sub Divisional town in 1907. Though by thirties it had gained weight age as a town, it was confirmed Municipal status only in 1950. the town is an important transportation, trading and educational center. Siliguri is a convenient base for traverl to visit  the various Himalayan hill stations like Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim. Several hotels have come up in the city to cater to both the business and tourist needs. Although it's mainly a commercial and business town, Siliguri has quite a few industries. The Bagdogra airport (IXB)16 kms and New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) is 05kms  from Siliguri offers connections to Kolkata , Delhi and Guwahati,  & Chennai .Situated at an altitute of 285 meter from sea lavel. Total area of Siliguri 41.90 Sq. Km and Population (as per Census of India’2001)  4,72,374 Seismic vulnerability High ( Zone – IV )

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