Agartala

Located in the western part of Tripura, Agartala is the capital city of Agartala and is known for its rich cultural heritage and diversity. Agartala has splendid heritage monuments. The most famous among these are the Ujjayanta Palace and Kunjaban.

                      The Ujjayanta Palace was built in the Indo-Saracenic by Maharaja Radhakishore Manikya, in 1901. It presently houses the State Legislative Assembly. Kunjaban is another palace built by Maharaja Birendra Kishore and is now home to the Governor of Tripura. In addition to palaces, Agartala has numerous temples which are worth visiting. Mata Tripureshwari Temple is the most famous among them and is one of the 51 pitha stalas according to Hindu mythology. There are various other pilgrimage sites including Unakoti, a place of Shiva worship situated at a distant of 178 kms from the city. Debtamura, famous for carvings of Hindu Gods and Goddess is a major tourist attraction. To view the stone images of Narasimha and Avlokiteshwara, a tourist can visit Pilak, situated at a distance of 100 kms from the city. Located at a distance of 55 kms from the city is Udaipur famous for its Mahadev temple and Tripura Sundari temple.

                       Another major tourist attraction is the Neermahal, a summer resort built in the middle of the Rudrasagar Lake. Wildlife enthusiasts can visit the Sepajhila wildlife sanctuary and Krishna wildlife sanctuary which boasts of a variety of flora and fauna. Dumboor and Lake Kamlasagar are other tourist attractions. Jampui hills, famous for natural springs are situated at a distance of 200 kms from Agartala.

                     Agartala is well connected to major cities. It is 1680 km from Calcutta and 599 km from Guwahati. Daily flights connect these cities from each other. The nearest rail head is Kumarghat while NH-44 connects Agartala to Guwahati. The best time to visit Agartala is from October to March. 

2013 Durga Puja in Agartala Tripura Pandal Mandap Address Association

2013 Durga Puja in Agartala 
Agartala is the capital of Tripura is located two kilometre from Bangladesh. According to 2001 census it had a population of 189,327. Neighbourhoods of the city are Krishnanagar, Banamalipur, Dhaleswar, Pratapgar Area, Kashari patti, Kaman Chowmuni, Radha Nagar, Shibnagar, Ramnagar, Joynagar, Abhoynagar, Radhanagar, Arundhutinagar, Gol Bazaar, Gurkha Basti, Kunjaban, College Tilla etc.


Bengali is the common language spoken in Agartala apart from other languages like Kokborok, Manipuri, Chakma etc.


Agartala is connected by Air as well as road. Aragtala Airport is the most busy airport among other airports of the North East.


Durga Puja festival in Agartala:


As Bengalis dominate the city Durga Puja is celebrated all over Agartala. Bengali cultural organisations organise durga puja along cultural festival allover agartala.

Every year Durga Puja is organised by the below clubs / organisations in Agartala (Tripura) :

DURGA BAARI
KARTA BAARI
SANTI PAARA
DASHAMIGHAAT
SANTI KAMI SANGHA
LAL BAHADUR CLUB
CHITTARANJAN CLUB
MODERN CLUB
USHA BAZAAR
BISHALGARH
POLE STAR
JUBA SAMAJ
APANJAN CLUB
GRANDUCE CLUB
HARADHAN-SANGHA
RABINDRA BHAWAN
SHIB BAARI
VENUS CLUB
SKYLARK CLUB
SMRITI CLUB
NABAJAGARAN CLUB
RAMTHAKUR SANGHA
NETAJI PLAY CENTER
CHHATRA BONDHU
SANHATI CLUB
EGIYE CHOLO SANGHA
PARADISE CLUB


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About Agartala

Agaratla is located at the border of Bangladesh just two Kms apart. Agartala is the capital of Tripura that is situated in the northeastern state. This wonderful city is also known as princely state and the supremacy of Tripura palace is the attraction of Agartala. Bengalis dominates the whole city and this is the only language there. The festival of Durga Puja is celebrated with great happiness and joy. Another festival, which is celebrated with immense pleasure at tripura, is Saraswati Puja. The best suitable time to visit such a great place is from October to March.

Climate of Agartala is mostly rainfall and is humid subtropical. In the month of April to October, hot and rainy season is in full mood. Normally 28 degree is the temperature of the city, which normally fluctuates with every rainfall. Therefore, temperature fluctuates quite normally since rainfall is the proactive season of all. Winters are for very limited period, which starts from mid November and stays until the end of March. In winter, the temperate stays around 18-degree centigrade.

There are so many places to visit at Agartala, which includes Tribal Museum, Sukanta Academy, State Museum, Ujjavanta Palace, MBB College, Portuguese Church, Jaggannath Temple, Venuban Vihar, Handicraft Designing Center and many more.

The founder of this wonderful planned city Agartala is done by Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Bahadur. In terms of infrastructure, the whole town was restructured. It was restructured with many strong roads and marketing premises. Now Agartala has many places where people can spend their Sunday along with their members and can enjoy every minute of it. Common language of Agartala is Bengali. Kokborok, Nepali, Manipuri, Hindi, English, Chakma are some of the other language spoken at Agartala. Apart from great monuments and wonderful city, another important thing of Agartala is different community people of diverse culture and background has filled this city.
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Silchar Airport needs sophisticated navigational aids

Special Correspondent
SILCHAR, Oct 30: Silchar airport is one of the six airfields in Asom with rich legacy of World War II vintage airstrips. Keeping pace with the increase in traffic and upgradation of passenger services, Airport Authority of India after completing modified terminal building has with it the plan to extend the runway from 5857 ft to 7500 ft which is almost complete. Besides, the apron has been strengthened and has been extended by another 150 ft.

The airport with its extended runway has come a long way in accommodating Airbus-320. A year ago, it was fit for ATR and Boeing flights or B-737 class of aircraft only. In terms of density and volume of passenger and cargo traffic, the airport, 22 km from here, has been ranked fourth after Guwahati, Agartala and Imphal.

On an average, 90000 passengers embark and disembark annually at this airport and around 600 mt of cargo is handled. It is link with Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal by daily flights. The ‘open air policy’ of the Aviation Ministry has been able to attract private air liner like Deccan Airways, now being operated by Kingfisher. Both Kingfisher and Air India operate their flights with Airbus and ATR aircrafts. As the number of passengers of late has shown declining trend, from October 28 Kingfisher has taken the lead to reduce its fare on Silchar-kolkata route from Rs 3689 to Rs. 2980 only for economy class. Air India is also likely to follow suit. In fact, the basic fare on this route is Rs 1100 only which is compounded by fuel surcharge of Rs 2350 and fees and taxes counting for Rs 239. The Airliner has taken the calculated risk to lure passengers since its 180 seater A-320 even during puja rush has not sufficient number to be near the required load factor. Quite significantly, both Air India and Kingfisher have opted for Airbus and ATR for cost effectiveness on fuel consumption. While Airbus takes 1 hour on Silchar-Kolkata route, ATR 30 minutes more.

What Silchar airport now needs are night landing facilities about which Sontosh Mohan Dev, Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, said it would take another two months for installation of necessary equipments. Most important, considering its location in the midst of hill ranges and long duration of rains and envelopment of mists and fogs during winter, the airport needs instrument landing system, doppler very high frequency omni range along with distance measuring equipment and precision approach path indicator. It is all the more necessary because the airport is manned by Indian Air Force which has a base close to it. The airfield is of strategic importance for both civilian and military point of view. During war with Pakistan in 1971, IAF made several bombing missions to hit targets across the border. In fact, the Air Force played crucial role in the liberation of Bangladesh .

Heavy rain falls in the very early part of October have created problem of visibility for pilots in landing their aircraft. On October 5, Indian IC-7706 flight from Imphal bound for Kolkata enroute Silchar could land at the airport after 3 attempts. In order to make it all weather air field, sophisticated navigational aids have to be installed. source: the sentinel assam

Sluggish BG project work leaves Barak in the lurch

GUWAHATI, June 29: At a time when the fate of the Lumding-Silchar Broad Gauge Project is uncertain, the newly constructed Kumarghat-Ambasa-Agartala rail track will have its final trial run tomorrow. The project has been completed before its target schedule. It is worth mentioning here that both the projects were started in 1996-1997. A locomotive completed its maiden run between Kumarghat and Agartala as the dress rehearsal before the final trial run, contractors engaged in the project said. The Commissioner of Railway Safety is expected to inspect the rail track soon, the sources added.With this development, Agartala will be in the railway map of the country formally on August 15 this year. The introduction of a Silchar-Agartala Inter-city Express has already been suggested by the Parliamentary Standing Committee to Railway (PSCR).However, the smooth running on the newly constructed Kumarghat-Agartala line depends much on the repeatedly disrupted Lumding-Silchar BG project in so far as connectivity of Tripura with the rest of the country is concerned. The sluggish progress of the BG project has left the people of Barak Valley and at least three north-eastern States in the lurch.A comparison between Asom and Tripura governments has already started among circles concerned as, unlike Asom, the rail project in the three militancy-affected hills of Tripura has been completed before its target schedule. According to sources, the first run of the locomotive evoked massive response at various stations, including Jironia, Mungiabari and Agartala. With the active support from the Tripura Government, M/S Shivam and Bharatiya Associates, the two contractor firms engaged in the project, have successfully completed the work of track linking before the target schedule despite militancy being a constant threat there, the sources added.It may be mentioned here that in his recent visit to Asom, PSCR chairman Basudev Acharya had blamed it on Dispur for its alleged neglect to the BG project between Silchar and Lumding. Acharya had suggested the Asom Government to follow the Tripura model to contain militancy in North Cachar Hills so that it could complete the BG project.The non-competition of the 201-km Silchar-Lumding BG Project on time is viewed as a negative point for Union Heavy Industries Minister Santosh Mohon Dev, an influential Parliamentarian from Silchar, in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. The Opposition parties in Silchar Parliamentary Constituency have been gearing up to compare the performance of Dev with that of Manik Sarkar, the Chief Minister of Tripura, with special reference to the rail projects.The CPI(M), in particular, has already taken up the issue of Lumding-Silchar BG project and initiated a signature campaign throughout Barak Valley as part of its campaign on the connectivity issue. source: sentinel assam

Basudev Acharya emphatic on Silchar-Lumding BG project

Basudev Acharya emphatic on Silchar-Lumding BG project

From our Staff Reporter Sentinel Assam SILCHAR, June 16: The work of the militancy-hit Silchar-Lumding Broad Gauge Project has to be started immediately, said the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee attached to the Railways, Basudev Acharya while interacting with mediapersons here today. He said if the State Government fails to provide security in the trouble spots, the Centre has to send more paramilitary force for the early completion of the project. He said that he would discuss the issue with the Prime Minister on June 23. “If necessary, I will also meet Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil,” he added. Acharya, who arrived here this morning, is likely to meet Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to discuss the prevailing situation in North-Cachar Hills. He is also scheduled to meet NF Railway General Manager Ashutosh Swami and General Manager (construction) Shiv Kumar tomorrow. Meanwhile, three neighbouring States of Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram have extended their support for early completion of the broad gauge project between Lumding and Silchar. The people’s convention held at the packed auditorium of the Silchar District Library today decided to put pressure on both Dispur and New Delhi by mobilizing mass movement to remove the connectivity bottlenecks being faced by the people of the region. “Providing adequate security to the project is the responsibility of the State Government and Dispur should learn a lesson from the Tripura Government, which, despite the insurgency problem, has executed the Kumarghat-Agartala project on time,” said Basudev Acharya, while addressing the convention. Agartala is going to be connected with rest of the country through rail route by August this year, he added. The convention was jointly organized by the CPI(M) Cachar-Hailakandi and Karimganj district committees demanding early implementation of the BG and East West Corridor projects. The veteran CPI(M) leader said development in this part of the world cannot be possible when the speed of a train in a 110-year-old railway track is a mere 18 km per hour. The lifeline of the about one crore people living in this Valley is still neglected, he said. Even the maintenance of the present metre gauge track has been neglected, he said, adding that the construction of the meter gauge coach has been stopped by Railway factories. Acharya said that he is going to suggest a Silchar-Agartala inter-city express by introducing a new metre gauge coach. Acharya, describing his recent visit to the project sites, said the progress of work is very poor. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today met NF Railway General Manager (construction) today and assured him of providing security in NC Hills. CPI(M) MP from Tripura Bajubal Riang, who also attended the convention, said out of the 68 sites of the ongoing project requiring security, the State Government has so far provided security in only 32 sites, which reflects the lack of sincerity on the part of Dispur. He added that the condition of National Highway 44 connecting Tripura is deplorable and demanded that the highway be converted to a four-lane one. CPI(M) MP from Tripura Khagen Das said that the Railways are a symbol of national unity and it is due to the callous attitude of Delhi and Dispur that the national integrity is at stake. He said that due to non-availability of rail connectivity, the region has been deprived of balanced development, leading to the sense of frustration in the minds of people. The CPI (M) State unit member Deben Bhattacharjee said his party is concerned with the connectivity problem in south Asom. He said the people of Brahmaputra Valley will join hands with the people of the Barak Valley in the struggle for getting the broad gauge line on time.