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THE DIBRUGARH
DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
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(As per 2001 census)
The district of Dibrugarh with only one sub-division is situated
in the eastern part of Assam. The district is surrounded by Dhemaji
district and a part of Lakhimpur district in the north, part of Sivasagar
district and Arunachal Pradesh in the south, Tinsukia district in
the East and Sivasagar dist in the West. The Brahmaputra River flows
in the north.
Dibrugarh town is the district headquarter, situated on the
southern bank of the Brahamaputra, it is connected by broad gauge
railway line of N.F. Railway to the rest of the state and the country
through Tinsukia. The N.H.-37 is the major road running through the
district. Mohanbari Airport is located at a distance of about 16 KM
from Dibrugarh town, which serves the Upper Assam district of Dibrugarh,
Tinsukia and Sivasagar and Arunachal Pradesh and is linked with Guwahati,
Kolkata, and Delhi. Besides, the Air force field at Chabua (Nadua)
at a distance of about 25 KM from Dibrugarh is also used for air link
with other important towns of the North East and Kolkata. Oil and Tea are the major industries of the district. The headquarter of the Oil India Ltd. is located at Duliajan, at a distance of about 50 KM from Dibrugarh town. The Fertiliser Corporation of India and Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd. At Namrup and the Assam Gas Co. at Duliajan, NEEPCO near Duliajan are some of the other major industries in the district.
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