Miscellaneous

Bongaori

Location

Bongaori is a well known tourist town, which is situated at a distance of around 8 km from Shamaguri. The place is known for its rich biodiversity and is being considered for an inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Digboi Oil Refinery

Location

Digboi Oil Refinery, established in 1901, is the first refinery of the country. It is one of the oldest oil refineries of the world and is still operational. The refinery has the capacity of producing around 0.65 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) oil. It is also engaged in production and distillation of wax from crude oil. This refinery is the headquarters of the Assam Oil Division of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The oil fields and the Oil Museum situated nearby are also popular .

Kalia Bhomora Setu

Location

The Kalia Bhomora Setu is a pre-stressed concrete road bridge built over the River of Brahmaputra. It has been named after the Ahom General Kalia Bhomora Phukan and its construction took over 6 years from 1981 to 1987. The construction company of this bridge namely the Hindustan Construction Company was also awarded by the American Concrete Institute with a merit certificate of the most outstanding concrete structure in year 1988.

Dinjoy Satra

Location

Dinjoy Satra is situated around 5 km towards the north of Chabua Township. It was a Satra found by Aniruddha Dev at Bisnubalikakunshi village towards North Lakhimpur that was later shifted to Khutiaputa. In due course of time and after many disturbances, the Satra was named as Dinjoy Satra when it was brought to Dinjan at Chabua. Since then, it has been kept at the present site and is popularly called as Dinjoy Satra.

Raidongia Dol

Location

Among all the monuments in Dibrugarh, the Raidongia Dol is one of the most famous Located in Larua Mouza in Kalakhowa region, near Dihingia Barbarua road, the Raidongia Dol is around a height of 45 ft .

Earlier, there were 24 statues on the walls which have been reduced to 14 eventually. According to historical records, this dol along with a nearby pond and 200 pura were given as a part of dowry during the marriage of Swargadeo Pramatta Singha’s sister with Raidnogia Barua.