About Barak Valley: Barak Valley, comprising three districts of South Assam, namely Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj, is situated between longitude 92.15// and 93.15// East, and latitude 24.8// and 25.8// North, covering an area of 6,922 sq. It is bounded on the North by North Cachar Hills districts of Assam, Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, on the South by Mizoram, on the East by Manipur and
by Tripura and Sylhet district of Bangladesh on the west. Barak, the major river of the valley has a number of tributaries covering the entire valley. These are: Jiri, Chiri, Madhura, Ghagra, Jatinga, Katakhal, Sonai, Dhalesweri and Harang. Barak River has been separated into two courses – Surma and Kushiara at Haritikar near Bhanga and entered into Bangladesh via Katigorah and Karimganj respectively. The Barail range, Bhuban range, Saraspur, Chhatacurra are the major hills in the valley. Although 80 percent of the population is Bengali, yet Barak valley harbours sporadic settlements of a number of ethnic groups like Kuki, Naga, Hmars, Khasis etc. Besides some Koch (locally known as Dehans) have been residing in the valley since the temporary occupation of Cachar by Chilarai the Koch general Dimasas have been residing in the valley following the extension of Dimasa rule into the valley from Maibong in N.C. Hills, Manipuris have been residing in the valley following the Burmese occupation of Manipur in 1818; a number of Assamese settlements cropped up in the valley following hospitality offered by the King of Cachar to the victims of Burmese invasion and Moamaria rebellion in early 19th century. The beginning of tea plantation in the 1850s resulted in the flow of labourers from North Indian provinces and from the south and all had brought their distinctive dialects, folklores and rites which in totality is a significant addition to the unique culture of what may be termed as the ‘anthropological garden’ of Barak valley. Continuity of the Bengali population can be traced back to the seventh century A.D. from the copper plate of Samanta Lokanatha of Samantata issued around 750 A.D. With a rich and diverse cultural heritage, Barak Valley, ‘an island of peace’ as termed by Indira Gandhi, has borne the brunt of partition and the social unrest following it, and also continued to bear with the onslaughts of nature; yet it has been a blissful abode for the divergent population groups. The people of the Barak Valley had played their role in the Swedeshi, Non-cooperation and Quit India movement and the land had been visited by Mahatma Gandhi, Bipin Chandra Pal, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. Even Rabindranath Tagore too had set his feet in Karimganj for a while on his way to Sylhet in 1919. The principal town, Silchar, came into existence in 1832-33 at the behest of Captain Thomas Fisher, the first superintendent of Cachar after the British annexation. This district town offers passage to Mizoram, Manipur, N.C. Hill and it is also connected to Tripura and Bangladesh border by road. The premier educational institutions like Medical College, NIT, Polytechnique, B.Ed College, Law College and at the top of that Assam University (under Central Govt), are located within the perimeter of Silchar. The A.I.R. and Doordarshan Kendra with Bengali as medium cover the entire area within their range. The other urban centres in the valley are Karimganj, Hailakandi, Badarpur, Lakshipur and Lala. The valley is connected with the outerworld by rail, road and airlines. It is expected that with the extension of Broad gauge, Mahasadak and with the completion of the proposed Barak Dam, the major problems of communication, power supply and the threat of flood and soil erosion be overcome in the near future. N.B.: This page is only for fun, entertainment & education purposes ONLY!. All images, logo, videos & information posted in our page are from Google search and some images uploaded by page members too. If anyone have problem to any Image, he/she can contact us, we can remove that image at that time without any issue. All images are by own copyright owners. For any copyright and abuse cause feel free to contact us. -WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIRD PARTY AND COPYRIGHT CONTENT!- Thank you!
