Question

Write a short note on the potentiality of tourism industry of Assam?

Answer 1

Assam is the pioneer state of the North- Eastern Region of India and situated in the far, north-east corner of the country. The total geographical area of the state is 78,438 sq. km, which accounts for about 2.4 percent of the country's total geographical area. Assam shares her border with Arunachal Pradesh in East, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Bangladesh in West, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan in North, and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya & Tripura in South. Longitude: 88.250E to 96.00E Latitude: 24.50N to 28.00N. The entire area of Assam can be broadly divided into three well-defined geographical units namely- the Brahmaputra Valley covering the main body of the state in the north, the Barak Valley in the narrow protruding south and the state’s Hilly region that separates the two valleys. For administrative and revenue purposes, the 27 districts of the state are divided into 53 Sub-divisions and 149 Revenue circles. Although the potentiality of resources is very high, the state is still lagging behind in respect of economic development. This is mainly due to curse of nature and lack of proper attention of the central government. The state as well as the entire north east region of India has been subjected to century long neglect. Even after 63 years of the country's independence, same kind of central apathy is being continued to the region.