Bhairabkunda is a popular picnic spot in

Udalguri district Udalguri district (Pron:ˌʊdʌlˈgʊəri), also known as Odalguri, is a district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of the state of Assam in Northeastern India. Udalguri town is the headquarters of the district. Etymology The name Udalguri, den ...

in the State of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

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. It is situated on the border of

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...

and

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

, near the Bhutanese town of

Daifam Jomotsangkha is a town in south-eastern Bhutan, located in Samdrup Jongkhar District Samdrup Jongkhar District ( Dzongkha: བསམ་གྲུབ་ལྗོངས་མཁར་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: ''Bsam-grub Ljongs-mkhar rdzon ...

. The Jampani River, originating in

, and Bhairabi River merge here to form Dhanshiri River. Dhanshiri river is a major tributary of

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

river. An

irrigation Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow Crop, crops, Landscape plant, landscape plants, and Lawn, lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,00 ...

project was constructed on Dhanshiri river at Bhairabkunda. A guide

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

was constructed inside Bhutan for this project. The construction of the project took much more time than planned due to strong currents and terrorism. The Project is situated in

Udalguri District Udalguri district (Pron:ˌʊdʌlˈgʊəri), also known as Odalguri, is a district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of the state of Assam in Northeastern India. Udalguri town is the headquarters of the district. Etymology The name Udalguri, den ...

t within jurisdiction of

Bodoland Territorial Region The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), informally Bodoland, is an autonomous region and a proposed state in Assam, Northeast India. It is made up of five districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river below the foothills of Bhutan and Ar ...

(B.T.R.) aimed to provide assured irrigation to an area of in five development blocks viz. Udalguri,

Rowta Rowta Chariali is a small town located in Udalguri district of Assam, one of the North Eastern States of India, South East Asia connected to NH-15. Rowta is located in Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council whi ...

Kalaigaon Kalaigaon is a town and Legislative Assembly Constituency in north-eastern India. It is situated in the Udalguri district of Assam state. The average altitude is 37 meters. The climate is humid and congenial, while the relative humidity is aro ...

, Mazbat and Bechimari under Udalguri Civil Sub-Division. Along with the irrigation project, a hydro-electric project was also planned to generate 20 MW of electricity out of 5 No. falls per drop, but it did not materialise.

Geography

Bhairabkunda has an average elevation of 703 metres. It stands as one of the famous picnic spots in Assam. Both locals and tourists are drawn towards this place because of its location and features. One attraction of the place is that it shares border with Bhutan and stands as a suitable entrypoint to the country. People can also cross the international border on foot from here and visit the adjacent Daifam town. There is also a suspension bridge made with steel cables that connects Bhairabkunda with Daifam, which is a tourist destination, and a spot for photography.

Tourist Places

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Bhairabkunda Picnic Spot
''- Thousands of picnickers visit this place through November to early February. #'

''- Significant Number of devotees visit this place throughout the year. The number, however, increases during special occasions. #

Gethsemane Man-made Forest Gethsemane Man-made Forest is a community led forest conservation initiative by the JFMC comprising six nearby villages under the Dhansiri Reserve Forest division. It is a Plantation Centre consisting of more than 14 lakh plants of over 35 speci ...

- A forest grown entirely by local JFMC of 35 members with the help of Forest department of Assam. Spread across more than 6 km². With more than 14 lakh plus trees of over 35 varieties. A number of animals, birds and reptiles can also be seen here. Visitors can also stay the night in their Guest house.

Bhairabkunda Tourism Festival

Bhairabkunda Tourism Festival is organised during the month of January every year. The event is organised in the bank of river Dhansiri and Bhairabkunda Tourism Complex. The main objective of this event is to promote tourism in the locality and to expose the vibrant local culture. The main attractions of this events are folk dance and music, traditional cuisines and traditional dresses shows from across the Northeast region as well as from Bhutan. Other activities in the event include elephant and Jeep safari as well. File:Bhairabkunda.jpg, Dhansiri river in Bhairabkunda File:Bhairabkunda gate.jpg, Gate at India-Bhutan international border in Bhairabkunda File:Bhairabkuna picnic.jpg, Bhairabkunda picnic spot File:Road to gethsemane.jpg, Gethsemane Man-made Forest File:Ariel View of Gethsemanene Man-made forest.jpg, Aerial View of Gethsemane Man-made Forest File:Gethsemane forest Road.jpg, Gethsemane Man-made Forest

References

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Geography

Tourist Places

Bhairabkunda Tourism Festival

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