INFORMATION
LOCATION
NIT Silchar is located on the Silchar - Hailakandi road at a distance of about 8 K.M. away from the railway station/bus stand. Silchar is linked to the rest of the country by road, rail and air. There are daily flights from Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal. Silchar is also well connected by road. Deluxe Buses run every day between Guwahati / Shillong / Aizwal / Agartala / Imphal Imphal. Silchar is also well connected by road. Deluxe Buses run every day between Guwahati / Shillong / Aizwal / Agartala / Imphal and Silchar.
CLIMATE
The state of Assam experiences a maximum temperature of 36° Celsius and a minimum temperature of as low as 10° Celsius in upper Himalayas. The annual rainfall is 2484.5 mm and the rainy season is from June to October. The winter stretches from November to February. The climate of Silchar will be moderately cool during January. The participants are advised to bring some woollen clothes as during January the weather will be moderately cold. The temperature will be between 17 and 30 Degree Celsius.
LOCAL TOURIST ATTRACTION
BARAK VALLEY
Barak Valley (Bengali: ) is situated in the southern part of the state of Assam, India.The place is named after the Barak river. Barak valley mainly consists of three districts namely Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi. The heart of the valley is Silchar, which is the head quarter of Cachar district.The valley consists of many tourist places as well as ancient temples viz Kacha Kanti Mandir, Baram Baba Mandir, Harinam Mandir, ISCKON Mandir, Kachari Raja Rajdhani (now called as Khaspur), Tea Gardens etc. The valley has a good number of educational Institutions like Assam University which is a Central University, National Institute of Technology which is an institute of national importance and a Deemed University, Silchar Medical College, Silchar Polytechnic.
Also it deserves to be mentioned that this valley consists of more than 20 Tea Gardens which add to the beauty of peace and joy of this valley. Our former Prime Minister (L) Smti Indira Gandhi designated this valley as Valley of Peace.
KACHA KANTI MANDIR
One of the most visited spot in this region is the Kacha Kanti Mandir of the Mother Goddess Kaali. It is located in Kalibari Road in the village Udharbond. It is near about 11 km from Sadarghat and 15 km from Kumbhirgram Airport. Ambassador taxies as well as buses ply betweenSadarghat/Airport and Udharbond.
BARAM BABA MANDIR
One of the most famous temples of Lord Shiva is the Baram Baba Mandir in Silcoorie . It is more than 120 years old. It is near about 3 km from NIT Silchar. The Mandir also has houses temples of Lord Hanuman Ji , Goddess Durga and Lakshmi Narayan . Adjoining to the temple there is a pond containing lots of white lotus.
KACHARI RAJA RAJDHANI (KHASPUR)
The Kachari Kingdom (called Dimasa Kingdom in medieval times) was a powerful kingdom in medieval Assam. The rulers belonged to the Dimasa people, part of the greater Kachari ethnic group. Remnants of the Kachari Kingdom existed till the advent of the British and gave its name to two present districts in Assam: Cachar and North Cachar Hills which was renamed to Dima
Hasao district in April 2010. The region of Khaspur was originally a part of the Tripura Kingdom, which was taken over by Chilarai in the 16th century.
The region was ruled by a tributary ruler, Kamalnarayana, the brother of Chilarai. After the decline of Koch power, Khaspur became independent. In the middle of the 18th century, the last of the Koch rulers died without a heir and the control of the kingdom went to the ruler of the Kachari Kingdom. The capital of the Kachari Kingdom was then moved to Khaspur, near presentday Silchar.
ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCHAR
Assam University came into existence through Assam (Central) University Act, 1989(Established under an Act of Parliament). It was established in 1994. Since then the University is steadily becoming an excellent centre of learning. The campus, situated in Dargakona, about 20 kms from
Silchar and 10 km from NIT is set amid sprawling hillocks, a typical landscape in the North East. The campus spreads over an area of 660 acres surrounded by lakes and mountains. It provides an ideal environment for academic pursuit. Drawing its 300 plus faculty from many disciplines, from all over the country, the university sustains a multidisciplinary approach to higher education. The University has sixteen Schools on major disciplines. There are 35 Departments under these sixteen Schools.
GANDHI BAGH PARK WITH SAHID MINAR:
It is a small park located at the heart of the town. It is very near to Hotel Borail View and Hotel Riya Palace. One finds the 11 martyr's tombs at Gandhi Bagh on the bank of a lake. There are eleven monumental pillars for the eleven martyrs who sacrificed their lives on 19th May 1961 during the language movement in 1961. This is a must visit place for all Bengalees. The object of the language movement was to make Bengali the Official language of Cachar and this was achieved after the historic movement. Every year “Bhasha Sahid Diwas” is observed on 19th May.
KAMAKHYA TEMPLE (Guwahati)
The Kamakhya Temple is a Shakti Peeth temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. It is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to different forms of the mother goddess as the Dasa Mahavidya, including Bhuvaneshvari, Bagalamukhi, Chinnamasta, Tripura Sundari and Tara. It is an important pilgrimage destination for general Hindu and Tantric worshipers. Silchar is well connected with Guwahati , the capital of Assam. Daily Day and Night Bus Service along with Flight Services available from Silchar. There are a number of daily Bus Services like that of Capital Tour and Travels, Network Tour and Travels and many more. The distance of Guwahati from Silchar is about 350 km and is covered up by 13-14 hours of bus journey.
For details please visit:
http://www.incredibleindia.org/en/
http://www.northeasttourism.co.in/
http://www.north-east-india.com/