Dawki Explained

Dawki
Other Name:Dauki
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Meghalaya#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Meghalaya, India
Coordinates:25.1833°N 92.0167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Meghalaya
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:West Jaintia Hills
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:War, Khasi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:793109
Registration Plate:ML
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Shillong, Jowai, Silchar

Dawki or Dauki is a town in West Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, India.

Geography

It is located at 25.1833°N 92.0167°W, on the border between India and Bangladesh.[1]

Dawki Border-crossing

See also: Designated ICP border crossings. Dawki Integrated Check Post or Dawki border crossing is on Dawki-Tamabil is one of the few road border crossings between India and Bangladesh in West Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, India, the corresponding post in Bangladesh is Tamabil post. Dawki ICP foundation stone was laid in January 2017 and will become operation in 2-18.[2] It is used mainly for coal transportation to Bangladesh. Some 500 trucks cross the border every day in peak season.[3] [4] [5]

Some shared transport is available from Iewduh in Shillong to the border post at Dawki every morning. Buses are also available for the journey from Shillong. On the other side inside Bangladesh the Tamabil bus station, away, has regular bus service to Sylhet away.[6] [7]

Places of interest

Dawki Bridge, is a suspension bridge over the Umngot River. It was constructed in 1932 by the British.[8]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A trip to Dawki: A hidden paradise and a friendly international border. 5 February 2016.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227121858/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170125/jsp/northeast/story_132223.jsp Dawki ICP foundation stone laid
  3. Web site: Travel and Tourism Information . 2011-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426071908/http://www.ivsource.com/page1.asp?ccode=bd&info=cai . 2012-04-26 .
  4. Web site: Coal-laden trucks stranded on Bangladesh border . The Hindu Business Line, 13 December 2011 . 2011-12-16 .
  5. Web site: Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways . 2012-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120128165640/http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm . 2012-01-28 .
  6. Book: Shillong to Sylhet . 15 September 2010 . India Lonely Planet . 9781742203478 . 2011-12-16 .
  7. Book: From India . 2008 . Bangladesh Lonely Planet . 9781741045475 . 2011-12-16 .
  8. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0010632 Dawki Suspension Bridge