 Alipurduar
Situated on the north bank of Kaljani River
Alipurduar is a subdivision municipal town under Jalpaiguri
District. The town is a gateway to Bhutan and North Eastern
states of India. Alipurduar derives its name from the late Col.
Hedayat Ali Khan who did admirable service in the Bhutan war
and was stationed here as first Extra-Assistant Commissioner.
Alipurduar is a very old trading centre and
had a trading route popularly known as 'Silk Route' with Bhutan
and Tibet. The remains of the traditional route are still visible
in Santalabari. There is a big railway colony in Alipurduar
 with
a division headquarter of North-East frontier railway. It is
a very important railway junction that connects Kolkata in the
south and New Delhi and Guwahati in the north and east respectively.
Travel and Tourism in Alipurduar
Although Alipurduar town is not a popular tourist destination
by itself, but a number of interesting choices are available
within a short travelling distance from the town. Dense forests
and hills offering beautiful natural landscape surround the
town.
 The
most important forest in Alipurduar is Buxa Tiger Reserve, which
attained much fame all over India for its enormous natural resources
in terms of rare flora and fauna. The forest has got the status
of a National Park and houses the maximum number of Royal Bengal
Tiger Population in North Bengal.
The highest peak of Jalpaiguri the Chota
Sinchula is located in Alipurduar. Situated at an altitude of
1733m at about 12kms from Buxa the peak offers beautiful sights
of the impermeable forest covers of Buxa hills and Bhutan valley.
Rajabhatkhawa, Jayanti, Bhutanghat, Raimatang
are some other majore
destinations in Alipurduar. Situated deep inside the forest
all of these places offer very good scope for wildlifing. Each
place having forest rest house offers comfortable accommodation
for limited number of tourist.
Trekking in Alipurduar:
Alipurduar does not deprive the trek lovers. A day trek to Buxa
hill through dense forest track reaches Buxa fort and further
up to Rovers Point and then leads to Rupam Valley in Bhutan
Hill.
Jayanti Mahakal trek is another popular route that leads to
a stalactite cave near Bhutan boarder. This trek is also very
popular among the pilgrims who visit the cave to offer prayer
to their deity. |
