BAGHMARA

ABOUT BAGHMARA:

• Head quarter of South Garo Hills District.
• Situated on the banks of Simsang River.
• The place is bordered by Bangladesh.
• Baghmara is an important commercial town of Meghalaya.
• It is all the rivers, lakes, hills and the vegetation put together that make picturesque site which attract the travellers.

MODE OF COMMUNICATION:

• Airport: Guwahati Airport (GAU) 229 kms from Williamnagar.
• Rail: Guwahati Railway Station 250 kms from Baghmara.
• Road: Well connected by road.

ATTRACTIONS OF BAGHMARA

• Baghmara Reserve Forest:
  • Located 4 kms from Baghmara town.
  • Thick forest is inhabited by langurs, elephant, different species of birds etc.

• Nengkong:
  • Located 14 kms from Baghmara.
  • Well known for Tetengkol cave.
  • One of the largest caves in the Indian sub-continent.

• Siju:
  • Siju is famous for Dobakkol cave.
  • There are magnificent limestone rock formations inside the cave.
  • On the other side of Simsang River and Siju bird sanctuary.

• Balpakram:
  • Balpakram is the "land of perpetual winds".
  • Balpakram has many mysterious and unnatural phenomena.

• Imilchang Dare:
  • The beautiful waterfall on the way Tura-Chokpot road.
  • The deep, wide pool at the bottom of the fall with its wide and expansive surroundings makes it an exciting swimming pool.

• Emangre:
  • Only village where the traditional wood carving on the posts.

• Dombeware:
• A legendary lake on top of the hill.