| Rongo
Perched atop a hill at an elevation of 4500ft
near Bhutan boarder Rongo or Rongu served as a Headquarter of
Cinchona Plantation under Kalimpong sub-division. A small isolated
village having a local bazaar, a post office and few houses
Rongo used to be an important place for growing medicinal plants.
Rongo offers beautiful views of surrounding hills, forests and
Jaldhaka river valley.
Rongo can be reached from Siliguri through
Dooars via Chalsa - Khunia More - Gairibas towards Bindu. From
Gairibas a rough motorable road branches off towards left to
Rongo, which is 7 kms. |