Silchar
Silchar Assam
North East India Silchor Cachar Asom Sylheti Sileti
Silheti Syleti Sylet Syliti Sylati Dakhaya Dakhiya Dhaka
Bangladesh India kelu Kalu Bangali Bengali
Guwahati
Guwahati is a major city in eastern India, often
considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER)
of the country and is the largest city within the
region. Dispur, the capital of the Indian state of Assam
is situated within the city. Guwahati is one of the most
rapidly growing cities in India. During past few decades
it has experienced unprecedented spatial expansion and
also steep rise in population. In fact according to a
survey done by a UK media, Guwahati is among the first
100 fastest growing city of the world and is 5th fastest
growing among Indian cities. Today, the city straddles
between the LGB International Airport in the west to
Narengi in the east for almost 45 kilometres and between
the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the
foothills of the Shillong plateau for around 15
kilometres. Moreover, the city is also getting gradually
expanded to the northern bank of Brahmaputra. Guwahati
with population just 0.2 million in 1971 is a million
plus city today. Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC),
the city's local government covers an area of 216 km˛,
while Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA),
the planning and development authority covers an area of
340 km˛.
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