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Silchar,
the nerve centre of the southern part of
North-Eastern Region of India stands on 92.510 E
longitude & 24.50N latitude at a height of 114.68m
above sea level. It is linked to the rest of country
by road, rail and air.
Silchar has about 5 lakh (0.5 million) population in
town and its suburb. There exist a Govt. Medical
College, a National Institute of Technology, a
Central University, Govt. Polytechnic, Govt. B.Ed.
College and a host of other educational and
professional institutes.
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Road
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Cachar is connected by road with Guwahati via
Jowai-Shillong.It is the only road link direct
from Guwahati and linking the rest of the world.
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The
Jawai Badarpur road also connects Mizoram,Tripura
and part of Manipur.
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The
Silchar Imphal road connects Cachar with Manipur
via Lakhipur,Jiribam - Nongbah.
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The
Silchar Haflong road connects Haflong ,Lumding and
other parts of Assam.S
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Rail
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The railway network
touches important places of Barak Velley.Due to
growth of Tea plantation in Barak Velley,railway
networks in early 1900 AD.The Lumding Badarpur
section of NF Rly is the most vital link of Cachar
Mizoram and Tripura with the rest of the country.The
line is built up through the zig-zag hilly terrain
of North Cachar Hills passing through 36 tunnels
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Air
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Cachar District has
its own Airport at Kubhirgram which is approx. 30
K.m. away from Silchar Town, which serves as the
major communication link point for the people of
Cachar. The Air Service operates flight services in
the route Silchar-Imphal (7 days, One flight in a
day), Silchar-Kolkatta (7 days, 2 Nos flight on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and 1 flight on
the Other day) and Silchar-Guwahati from this
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