Aizwal
The
youngest state Mizoram, formerly known as the Lushai
Hills is situated in the Norrth Eastern Corner of
India. It is flanked by Bangladesh and Tripura in
the West and Burma in the East.
ENTRY
FORMALITIES
Foreign
tourists intending to visit Mizoram require
Restricted Area Permits issued by the All Foreigners
Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) in Calcutta,
Delhi & Bombay. Cheif Immigration Office, Madras
& All Indian Mission Abroad. Inner line permits
for Indian tourists are issued through The Deputy
Director cum-Liaison Officer, 24 Old Ballygunge
Road, Calcutta- 700 019, Tel: 247-7034.The permits
can also be obtained from the Laision Officer of The
Government of Mizoram, Mizoram House, Rangir Kharia,
Silchar, Assam, Tel : 559, 659, 754; Mizoram House,
Laision Officer, Zoo Road, Guwahati- 781 005, Tel :
87091.
Application
should be submitted in the prescribed profroma
available from the above office on arrival in
Guwahati/Silchar. The forms should be completed in
person together with two passport size photograhs
signed in the presence of the Laision Officer and
should put your signature in the office register.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
Altitude
: 3715 feet.
Temperature (Deg C) : Summer - Max.
29, Min. 20 ; Winter - Max. 21, Min. 10.
Rainfall : Approx. 200 cms to 350
cms. ( May to September ).
Best Season : September to May.
TRANSPORT
AND COMMUNICATION
- Air
: Vayudoot service connects Aizwal with
Guwahati, Silchar & Calcutta which inturn is
connected by Indian airlines flights to major
cities in India.
Air Fare : Calcutta-Guwahati Rs.1594/- (J),
Rs.1433/- (C), Rs.1157/- (Y) Vayudoot Fare :
Calcutta-Aizwal Rs.
- Rail:
Nearest railway station Silchar (Assam) is 180
kms from Aizwal, where as Guwahati, 397 km from
Silchar, is the most convenient railhead
connected with the most of the major places in
India. 204/203 Tripura Passanger, 5811/5811
Barak Valley Express and 5801/5802 Cachar
Express connect Silchar with Guwahati.
Fare: Calcutta-Guwahati-Silchar Rs.1716/-
(AC/I), Rs.948/- (AC/Sleaper),Rs.751/- (I),
Rs.417/- (AC/Chair car), Rs.237/- (II).
- Road:
Aizawl is connected by National Highway No.54 to
the rest of the country via Silchar. Some of the
distances : Guwahati 506 kms, Imphal 374 kms,
Kohima 497 kms, Shillong 430 kms, Agartala 443
kms etc.
- Bus
Services : Mizoram State transport and
private buses ply from Aizawl to Champhai,
Lunghai, Silchar etc.
- Local
Transport : Unmetered taxi charge
Rs.75/- approximately for 2 to 3 hrs.
PLACES
OF INTEREST
Aizwal
Town, Mizoram State Museum, The Weaving Centre, Bora
Bazar, Luangmual Handicrafts Centre, Zoo.
EXCURSIONS
Tamdil-
60 kms, Champai- 192 kms, Lunglei- 235 kms, Tawi-
140 kms, Saiha - 360 kms, Phawngpuri, Dampa,
Kolasib.
TOURIST
INFORMATION CENTRE
1.
Government of India Tourist Office, B. K. Kakati
Road, Ulubari, Guwahati - 781 007, Tel : 27102,
31022, 31381.
2. Director of Information, Public Relations &
Tourism, Aizwal, Tel : 449.
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