Location:10-km From Guwahati On
Guwahati-Shillong Route, Assam
Famous As:Auction Market Of Tea
Significance: Capital Of Assam
Also Known As: Dishpur
 With
the birth of Meghalaya the capital (1874 to January 1975) had been
shifted from Shillong to Dispur. 10-km away from Guwahati on
Guwahati-Shillong route, Dispur is a well-planned city, a quality, which
the tourist will enjoy the most about the town.
Auctioning Tea
Guwahati is the centre of
tea trading and the auction market is established in Dispur. CTC or
Crush, Tear and Curl tea is on auction over here every Tuesday and
Wednesday of the week. On the way to Shillong one may have a look at
Dispur. Possibly, this capital is going to be shifted to Chandrapur with
exquisite natural surroundings, 20-km away from Guwahati.HOW TO GET
THERE
Air: Guwahati
airport is situated 18-km east of the centre, and is served by taxis and
airport buses, including those run by Indian airlines.
 Rail:
The railway station is in
the centre of the Guwahati town with the state bus stand right behind
and operates a very useful left luggage service. The back of the railway
station leads into the Paltan Bazaar area, from which most of the
private bus companies operate.
Road:Guwahati is
the connector city of NH - 31, 37 and 40 with the other cities of India
by road. Buses ply from Guwahati around the cities of Northeast India by
National Highways. State Transport Express and Super Express buses of
Assam, Meghalaya , Arunachal , Nagaland , and North Bengal ply from
Guwahati.
WHERE TO STAY
Guwahati has a good
selection of places to stay. In addition to the budget options there are
luxury hotels also available in the city such as ITDC's Brahmaputra
Ashok.
NEARBY CITIES
Guwahati: 10-km
Chandrapur: 30-km
Basistha: 22-km
Hajo: 42-km
Madan Kamdev: 50-km
Darang: 110-km
Shillong: 110-km
Nowgang: 130-km
Orang: 150-km
Manas: 186-km
Tezpur: 191-km
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