Dibrugarh
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Dibrugarh 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, 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.
, 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.
that first 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.
Dibrugarh is also famous for wood and 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 towel), mekhela chador
(the famous traditional pure silk dress of Assam state). Chador are also in vogue.
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.
, 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.
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
, Kanyakumari
etc.) through a direct broad gauge rail network. The Rajdhani-Link Express (An extension of Rajdhani Express) also connects it to New Delhi
. The Vivek Express, named after Swami Vivekanda, which connects Dibrugarh with Kanyakumari is now the longest train service in India, covering a distance of 4278 KM in five days. Important trains that run from Dibrugarh are Vivek Express, Rajdhani Link Express
, Kamrup Express
, Brahmaputra Mail
, Egmore Express, Yeshvantpur Express etc.
Until the 1990s, transportation within the town was largely by buses and rickshaw
s. Later on auto rickshaw
s, locally known as "Vikram", were introduced for intra-city transportation. There are long-distance luxury buses plying between important destinations withinin Assam and other neighbouring states.
Dibrugarh also has a developed waterway transportation system. Ferry services link Dibrugarh with many a places in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
.
, 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.
Dibrugarh district
Dibrugarh is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Dibrugarh city. The district occupies an area of 3381 km².-Etymology:...
, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and is the second largest city in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
after Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra , also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. It is the only Indian river that is attributed the masculine gender and thus referred to as a in Indo-Aryan languages and languages with Indo-Aryan influence...
, about 435 kilometres (270 mi) north-east of Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia
Tinsukia
Tinsukia is a city and a municipal board in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.Tinsukia is a business city in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated north east of Guwahati and kilometres away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Tinsukia District of...
, Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh district
Dibrugarh is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Dibrugarh city. The district occupies an area of 3381 km².-Etymology:...
, and Sibsagar
Sibsagar
Sivasagar is a town in the Sibsagar district in the state of Assam in India, about north east of Guwahati....
. 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
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra , also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. It is the only Indian river that is attributed the masculine gender and thus referred to as a in Indo-Aryan languages and languages with Indo-Aryan influence...
, and this caused the destruction of more than three quarters of the town. It has since then been rebuilt, but the Brahmaputra River
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra , also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. It is the only Indian river that is attributed the masculine gender and thus referred to as a in Indo-Aryan languages and languages with Indo-Aryan influence...
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.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, 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 DigboiDigboi
Digboi is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the north-eastern part of the state of Assam, IndiaCrude oil was discovered here in late 19th century, in a span of ten years when the discovery of Oil took place in first Oil drilling in the world. Digboi oilfield has the oldest...
that first oil well was dug during the British era. Duliajan, Hugrijan and Moran
Moran Town
Moran Town is a census town in Dibrugarh district in the Indian state of Assam. Moran is an important industrial town in India. It is a major oil field and a major tea producing area.-Geography:Moran is located at . It has an average elevation of ....
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.
Dibrugarh is also famous for wood and wood works, plywood factories in Margherita
Margherita, Assam
Please see Margherita for disambiguation.Margherita is a census town in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. The name Margherita actually derives from the Italian queen and dates back to the late 19th century as a token appreciation for the Italian Chief Engineer of a rail section ...
, cane and bamboo furniture, etc. Cottage industries specializing in production of Assam silk
Assam Silk
Assam silk denotes the three major types of indigenous wild silks produced in Assam—golden Muga, white Pat and warm Eri silk. The Assam silk industry, now centered in Sualkuchi, is a labor intensive industry.-Muga silk:...
(Muga Silk), phulam gamosa
Gamosa
The Gamosa is an article of great significance for the people of Assam.It is generally a white rectangular piece of cloth with primarily a red border on three sides and red woven motifs on the fourth...
(a traditional piece of cloth, used as ornate head-scarf as well as towel), mekhela chador
Mekhela chador
Mekhela chador is the traditional Assamese dress worn by women.There are two main pieces of cloth that are draped around the body.The bottom portion, draped from the waist downwards is called the mekhela...
(the famous traditional pure silk dress of Assam state). Chador 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.
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 IndiaAir India
Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...
, Indigo
Indigo
Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet...
, and Jet Airways
Jet Airways
Jet Airways is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India's largest airline and the market leader in the domestic sector. It operates over 400 flights daily to 76 destinations worldwide. Its main hub is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, with secondary hubs at Delhi,...
. 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.
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
Perambur (Railway Station)
Perambur railway station is a railway station in Perambur, Chennai, in the Chennai Beach–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network. Perambur is also served by two other railway stations—Perambur Carriage Works and Perambur Loco Works.-Workshop:Southern Railway's workshop is located...
, Trivandrum
Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
, Kolkata
Howrah station
Howrah Station is one of the four intercity train stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the others are Sealdah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata railway station in Kolkata. Howrah is situated on the West bank of the Hooghly River, linked to Kolkata by the magnificent Howrah Bridge which...
, Delhi
New Delhi Railway Station
The New Delhi Railway Station , station code NDLS, situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. New Delhi railway station is the second busiest and one of the largest in India. It handles over 300 trains each day with 16 platforms and about 360,000 passengers...
, Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
etc.) through a direct broad gauge rail network. The Rajdhani-Link Express (An extension of Rajdhani Express) also connects it to New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. The Vivek Express, named after Swami Vivekanda, which connects Dibrugarh with Kanyakumari is now the longest train service in India, covering a distance of 4278 KM in five days. Important trains that run from Dibrugarh are Vivek Express, Rajdhani Link Express
Guwahati Rajdhani Express
Guwahati Rajdhani Express is one of the premier train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Expresses of Indian Railways. Currently there are three set of Rajdhani Express which connects New Delhi with Guwahati ..-Trains:The three...
, Kamrup Express
Kamrup Express
The Kamrup Express is a daily express train which connects Howrah in West Bengal with Dibrugarh, which is a major town in upper Assam. Originally the train ran between Howrah and Guwahati , hence the name...
, Brahmaputra Mail
Brahmaputra Mail
The Brahmaputra Mail is a daily train which connects Delhi with Dibrugarh . Originally this train ran between Old Delhi railway station and Guwahati and was named as Assam Mail and also Tinsukia Mail...
, Egmore Express, Yeshvantpur Express etc.
Until the 1990s, transportation within the town was largely by buses and rickshaw
Rickshaw
A pulled rickshaw is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two persons. Rickshaws are commonly made with bamboo. In recent times the use of rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of...
s. Later on auto rickshaw
Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a usually three-wheeled cabin cycle for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw...
s, locally known as "Vikram", were introduced for intra-city transportation. There are long-distance luxury buses plying between important destinations withinin Assam and other neighbouring states.
Dibrugarh also has a developed waterway transportation system. Ferry services link Dibrugarh with many a places in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
.
Education
Dibrugarh is one of the educational hubs of Upper Assam. With Kanoi College, Dibru College, Dibrugarh UniversityDibrugarh University
Dibrugarh University is a university in the Indian state of Assam. It was set up in 1965 under the provisions of the Dibrugarh University Act, 1965, enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university with limited residential facilities.-Accreditation:It is...
, Dibrugarh Govt. Girls' H.S. and M.P. School, Assam Medical College
Assam Medical College
Assam Medical College was formally established on November 3, 1947 at Dibrugarh. It was, however, earlier known as Berry-White School of Medicine, which was founded in 1900. It has the distinction of being the first medical college in the entire North-eastern region of India...
,St. Mary's Convent School, Dibrugarh Govt. Boys' HS School, Salt Brook Academy
Salt Brook Academy
Salt Brook Academy is a Junior College located in Dibrugarh of Assam, India. Since its inception in 1995, it has been imparting education of highest quality....
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
Assam Medical College
Assam Medical College was formally established on November 3, 1947 at Dibrugarh. It was, however, earlier known as Berry-White School of Medicine, which was founded in 1900. It has the distinction of being the first medical college in the entire North-eastern region of India...
, 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
Upcoming projects
- Asian Development Bank sponsored Solid waste management project in lahoal.
- Asian Development Bank sponsored Dibrugarh drainage development project.
- Construction of CISF township.
- Construction of BCPL township.
- Proposed ITBP battalion
See also
- Dibrugarh UniversityDibrugarh UniversityDibrugarh University is a university in the Indian state of Assam. It was set up in 1965 under the provisions of the Dibrugarh University Act, 1965, enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university with limited residential facilities.-Accreditation:It is...
- Assam Medical CollegeAssam Medical CollegeAssam Medical College was formally established on November 3, 1947 at Dibrugarh. It was, however, earlier known as Berry-White School of Medicine, which was founded in 1900. It has the distinction of being the first medical college in the entire North-eastern region of India...
- Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India.-Assembly segments:Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :* Moran* Dibrugarh* Lahowal* Duliajan...