Namami
Brahmaputra festival to showcase real Assam
Festival
to be held from March 31 to April 4
Hyderabad,
Feb 28: Governments of Assam and Telangana are joining hands to promote tourism
in both the states by means of collaboration, MoUs and other cooperative
efforts.
Telangana
Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC) managing director Christina Z Chongthu on
Tuesday revealed this to media and said that a delegation of officials from
Tourism department would conduct various road shows in Assam very soon.
She said, “As
part of the Namami Brahmaputra festival scheduled to be held from March 31 to
April 4 in Assam, our officials would conduct road shows in Guwahati and other
places. This will help us promote TS tourism spots to the north eastern people.
We will also have some other collaborative measures to promote tourism in the
state.”
Earlier, the
Assam government representative, Golipara district collector JVN Subramanyam
described the details of Namami Brahmaputra festival and said that it would be
a scintillating experience for any tourist.
He explained
the five days festival besides giving other necessary information about the cultural,
historical, natural background of Assam. He tried to demystify so many
assumptions most of the Indians would have about Assam.
He said, “Assam
is not a hill state instead only two districts are hilly. Assam is divided in
Brahmaputra Valley and Barack Valley. It has a highest Muslim population after Jammu
& Kashmir. It has 13 per cent ST population and nearly 200 dialects are
spoken there.”
He said that
Assam has many characteristics unique to it like it is the only place in the
world where 70 per cent of conservation of one horned Rhino has been going on
and a place where Gangetic River Dolphins live.
Elaborating
on the tea production and exports he said that 50 per cent of the tea gardens
were in Assam and 80 per cent of tea exports.
Terming it a
Microcosm of India Mr Subrahmanyam said that Golden color silk Mugan, UNESCO
listed Majuli-largest river island in the world, Monsoons, remnants of Ahom
Dynasty-longest ruling dynasty were the major attractions of Assam.
He advised
everyone to visit and explore Assam for learning and experiencing the ecological
and cultural uniqueness.
Amazing
Assam Facts:
§ Assam is the
place where Ahom Dynasty served for almost 600 years
§ Brahmaputra
passes 950 km length across Assam
§ Nearly 200 dialects
are spoken here
§ Only two
districts are hilly, remaining is plain area
§ Mugan is the
geographical indicator of Assam- only found here
§ It has 22
Golf Courses-Tea Gardens
§ British era
cottages are major attraction
§ Assam has 5
National Parks and 17 Wild Life Sanctuaries
