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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Dibrugarh district.
Dibrugarh
ডিব্ৰুগড
— city — Coordinates 27°29′N 95°00′E / 27.48°N 95°ECoordinates: 27°29′N 95°00′E / 27.48°N 95°E Country India State Assam District(s) Dibrugarh Population 1,00,523 (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• 94 metres (308 ft)
Website www.dibrugarh.nic.in Dibrugarh (Assamese: ডিব্ৰুগড় ), is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about 435 kilometres (270 mi) north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar. These three areas account for approximately 50% of India's Assam tea crop and this gives Dibrugarh its rightly earned sobriquet as the Tea City of India. Oil and Timber are the other two big industries in and around Dibrugarh. In 1950, the Medog earthquake measuring over 8.6 on the Richter Scale, changed the course of the Brahmaputra River, and this caused the destruction of more than three quarters of the town. It has since then been rebuilt over the years, but the Brahmaputra River nearby is, as it always has been, a constant reminder to its people that live in its shadow, of its turbulence and all encompassing journey to the sea.
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Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Dibrugarh had a population of 1,00,523. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dibrugarh has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82% and, female literacy is 80%. In Dibrugarh, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Economic Activities in the district is dominated by two major industries, oil & natural gas and tea production. It was in Digboi that first time oil well was dug during the British era. Duliajan, Hugrijan and Moran are the key locations for oil and gas industry in the district. Duliajan also happens to be the headquarter of the Public Sector Undertaking Oil India Limited. Apart from this Dibrugarh district boasts of the highest amount of tea produced in India. There are several tea gardens dating back to the British era.
Apart from this Dibrugarh is also famous for wood & wood works, plywood factories in Margherita, cane and bamboo furniture, etc. Cottage industries specializing in production of Assam silk (Muga Silk), phulam gamosa (A traditional piece of cloth, used as ornate head-scarf as well as traditional towel), mekhela chador (the famous traditional pure silk dress of Assam State of India) ("Chador" pronounced as 'Saador') are also in vogue.
BCPL
The Assam Gas Cracker Project also known as BRAHMAPUTRA CRACKER AND POLYMER LIMITED was proposed as a part of implementation of Assam Accord signed by Government of India on 15 August 1985. The Assam Gas Cracker Project has been approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in its meeting held on 18 April 2006 under an equity arrangement of GAIL (70%), OIL (10%), NRL (10%) and Govt. of Assam (10%) with a project cost of Rs. 5460.61 crores in which capital subsidy is Rs.2138 Crores. The project schedule for completion of the project is 60 months.However the commissioning of the project has been pushed to December 2013 and the cost has escalated to Rs 9,285 crore. The site selected for Assam Gas Cracker Project is at Lepetkata, 15 km from Dibrugarh town on NH37 along river Sessa in Assam. A Joint Venture agreement has been signed on 18.10.2006 and the company 'Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited' was registered on 08.01.2007. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone of this project on 9 April 2007.[2][3]
Transport
Mohanbari Airport, which is located around 15 km from the city, is one of the busiest airport in the northeast. It is connected to the rest of India by airlines such as Air India, Indigo, and Jet Airways. There are direct flight services to cities like Kolkata, Guwahati, and connecting flights to New Delhi. AAI is planning to make Mohanbari Airport an air hub in the northeastern region along with Guwahati and Agartala.[4] Dibrugarh is shown as one of the easternmost Railway Station on the map of the Indian Railways and is connected to some important Indian cities (Bangalore, Chennai, Trivandrum, Kolkata, Delhi etc.) through a direct broad gauge rail network. The Rajdhani-Link Express (An extension of Rajdhani Express) also connects it to New Delhi. There are long-distance luxury buses plying between important destinations withinin Assam and other neighbouring states, popularly known as Day-Super and Night-Super, depending on the time of operation.
Important trains that run from Dibrugarh are Rajdhani Link Express, Kamrup Express, Brahmaputra Mail, Egmore Express, Yeshvantpur Express,Vivek Express etc.
Until the 1990s, transportation within the town was largely by buses and rickshaws. Later on auto rickshaws, locally known as "Vikram", were introduced for intra-city transportation.
Dibrugarh also has a developed waterway transportation system. Ferry services link Dibrugarh with many a places in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Education
Dibrugarh is one of the educational hubs of Upper Assam. With Kanoi College, Dibru College, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh Govt. Girls' H.S. and M.P. School, Assam Medical College,St. Mary's Convent School, Dibrugarh Govt. Boys' HS School, Salt Brook Academy and numerous other institutions, it is a major contributor to the education infrastructure of Assam.
A new engineering college, known as Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), has been established under Dibrugarh University to promote engineering and technology in Upper Assam.Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering & Technology offers its students a B.Tech degree in one of the following departments : • Computer Science & Engineering • Electronics & Communication Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Petroleum Engineering
The John Berry White Medical School, established in 1900, was the first center for formal medical education in the northeastern region of India. This institution was upgraded to a medical college on November 3, 1947.
Regional Medical Research Centre, NE Region is one of the six regional centres of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It covers the most remote and less developed eight states of the north-eastern region of India and is responsible for carrying out Biomedical Research in the region. It was established in 1982 and runs with intramural grant from ICMR and extramural ad hoc projects from different funding agencies.
Dibrugarh Polytechnic is located on the outskirt of the city in Lahoal. It offers courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Tea Technology, Information Technology, Electronics & Telecommunications, and Engineering.
An Industrial Training Institute (ITI) is located on western outskirt of the city in Borbaruah.
Schools
- Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Dibrugarh
- Little Flower school, K C Gogoi Path, Dibrugarh
- Don Bosco school, Convoy Rd, Dibruagrh
- Swarupananda Vidyapith, Borbari, Dibrugarh
- Naliapool Bengali High School, Naliapool, Dibrugarh
- Victoria Girls School, Dibrugarh
- Bengali High School, Dibrugarh
- St. Mary's school, K C Gogoi Path, Dibrugarh
- St. Xavier's school, Dibrugarh
- Brahmaputra Valley Cadet Academy, Dibrugarh
- Sampoorna Kendra Viyalaya, Dibrugarh.
- Govt. Boy's school, Milan Nagar, Dibrugarh
- Govt. Girl's School, Amolapatty Chariali, Dibrugarh
- Victoria Girl's school, Phool Bagan, Dibrugarh
- Prashanti Divine Valley school, Dibrugarh
- Peace Cottage School, Sheuspur, Dibrugarh
- Model School, Dibrugarh
- Salt Brook School, Amlapatty Chariali, Dibrugarh
- Niranjan High school, Dibrugarh
- Jatiya Bidyalaya, Dibrugarh
- Shishu Niketan, Dibrugarh
- Nirmali Girls High School, Dibrugarh
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dinjan
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bamunbari
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dibrugarh
- Oil Valley School, Convoy Rd, Dibrugarh
- Shree Agrasen Academy,J halukpara, Dibrugarh
Colleges
- D.H.S.K. College
- D.H.S.K. Commerce College
- Dibru College
- City College
- Gurukul College
- Aniruddha Deva College
- D H S K Law College
- R K B Law College
- C K Hazarika B Ed College
- M G ACADEMY
- Gyan Vigyan Academy
- N E I P C
- SALT BROOK ACADEMY
Politics
Dibrugarh is part of Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
Upcoming projects
- Asian Development Bank sponsored Solid waste management project in lahoal.[6]
- Asian Development Bank sponsored Dibrugarh drainage development project.[7]
- Construction of CISF township.[8]
- Construction of BCPL township.[9]
- Proposed ITBP battalion[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited, Assam. Assamgovt.nic.in. Retrieved on 2011-11-09.
- ^ Business Line : Companies News : Assam gas cracker project suffers cost, time overruns. Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-09.
- ^ a b The Assam Tribune Online. Assamtribune.com (2011-08-10). Retrieved on 2011-11-09.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Assam. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "$200 million ADB loan for Assam". The Hindu (Chennai, India). June 5, 2011. http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/05/stories/2011060555251600.htm.
- ^ ADB aid to improve civic amenities in Assam towns. iGovernment.in. Retrieved on 2011-11-09.
- ^ BCPL project progress on schedule. Business-standard.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-09.
- ^ GAIL. GAIL. Retrieved on 2011-11-09.
External links
- Government website
- Dibrugarh University,Dibrugarh-786 004, Assam, India
- Aniruddha Deva College
- GURUKUL, The House of Mentors
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