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Jakrem, 64 km from Shillong, is a popular health resort with hot springs of
sulphur water which is believed to have medicinal properties. Ranikor, 140
km from Shillong. It is also a place of scenic beauty. Dawki, 96 km from Shillong.
It is an excellent picnic spot with silver streams and deep waters with
magnificient views of the Khasi Hills on one side and Bangladesh on the other.
Transport
Being a hilly state, with 4/5th of the population living in the rural areas, the
necessity of proper road network is of utmost importance. The state is not
served by railways and river transportation is not feasible. Hence roads are
the only means of bulk transportation here.
Roads: Six national highways pass through the state. The state has 9350 km of
road length with road density of 41.69 km per 100 sq.kms.
Aviation: The only airport in the state at Umroi, 35 km from Shillong is
functional.
Natural Features
The Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills which form the central and eastern part of
Meghalaya is an imposing plateau with rolling grasslands, hills and river valleys.
The southern face of the plateau is marked by deep gorges and abrupt slopes.
At the foot of these slopes, a narrow strip of plain land runs along the
international border with Bangladesh.
The Garo hills which form the western part of Meghalaya is lower in
elevation. The greater part of Garo Hills range in height from 450 m to 600 m
and drop steeply to the Brahmaputra valley on the north and to the plains of
Bangladesh on the south, Nokrek Peak (1412m) east of Tura town, is the highest
peak in western Meghalaya.
A number of rivers, none of them navigable, reign this mountainous state.
In the Garo hills, the Manda, the Damring and the Janjiram flow towards the
north while the Ringge and the Ganol flow in the westerly direction. Those
that flow to the south are the Simsang, which is the biggest river in Garo hills
and the Bhogai.
O. W.: http://www.meghalaya.gov.in
Government
Governor : Shri Ganga Prasad Chief Secretary : Shri Yeshi Tsering
Chief Minister : Dr. Mukul Sangma Jurisdiction of : High Court of Meghalaya
Mizoram
High Court
Area : 21,081 sq km Population : 10.97 lakh (Prov. 2011 census)
Capital : Aizawl Principal Languages : Mizo, English and Lushai