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1.3 GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF SIPAJHAR<br />

Assam Area<br />

Covering a total area of 78, 523 sq km, Assam state is<br />

enriched by many geographical features. The Plains of Barak<br />

hills and Brahmaputra valley are the two locations that have<br />

prominence in the geography of Assam.<br />

Assam Climate<br />

The climate of Assam ranges from a maximum of 29° to a<br />

minimum of 16°. It is said that the land of Assam receives the<br />

maximum amount of rainfall in the entire world that goes from<br />

70 inches to even 120 inches. Being famous for its tea<br />

estates, Assam also boasts of fertile agricultural lands most of<br />

which are irrigated by the River of Brahmaputra.<br />

Assam is an important geographic location of North-East India.<br />

Situated between 8905/-960 1/ East Longitude and 2403/-<br />

27058/ North Latitude, Assam is bordered in the North and<br />

East by the Kingdom of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. Along<br />

the South lie Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. Meghalaya lies<br />

to her South-West, Bengal and Bangladesh to her West.<br />

Name of Cluster : Sipajhar Cane and Bamboo Cluster<br />

No. of locality covered : Raghunath Mandir, Bijulibari, Maroi<br />

No. of units : 300<br />

No. of units visited : 40<br />

Average income per unit : 3000<br />

Type of product : Pasi, Bisoni, Haloi , Mura etc<br />

Raw material : Cane and Bamboo<br />

Design Clinic 5 Band NAS Report: Sipajhar Bamboo Cluster-2012- Sheikh Moidun Nilufar 03

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