Guwahati is one of the fastest developing cities and a major center to Eastern India spread over 264 sq km and connected with north-eastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. It has developed road (NH 31, 37, 40), broad-gauge railway and air connectivity (domestic/international) with the rest of the country and South East Asian countries. The City’s strategic location, connectivity and economic opportunities have fuelled the process of urbanization to make it the largest and the most important city in the northeast region. The major economic activities aretradeandcommerce,transportation and services on domestic and international market. The exponential growth over the yearshas createdenormous pressure on land, infrastructure and transportationnetwork of the City. It is the largest and busiest tea trading centers in the world. Industrial estates which include chemicals and fertilizers, engineering industries, petroleum and refineries, coal and agro based industries. Kamakhya Temple and many historical heritage sites like Aswakanta, Shukleswar temple exists in Guwahati and are of tourist attraction
Feels Proud to say that Guwahati has been selected among 98 Cities for submission of proposal for the “Smart City”.
Contribute your ideas to make it a world class city.
The last date to submit your suggestions/ comments is 30th November, 2015
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