The
Dooars valley (also called
Duars) is an unending stretch of virgin
forests from River
Teesta on the west to River
Sankosh on the east, covering roughly 130 km
by 40 km. The name Dooars is derived from
'doors' as the region is the
gateway to the entire North East India
and Bhutan. Dooars is also the
gateway to the hill stations of Darjeeling and Sikkim.
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Dooars
Climate
A highly
humid atmosphere and abundant
rains characterise the climate of Dooars, with the
temperature being seldom excessive. April is
the hottest month (highest recorded temp. 39
deg. celsius) and January is the
coldest month (lowest recorded
temp. 3.9 deg. celsius).
Language
The main languages are
Bengali, Gorkha, English (in tourist spots)
and Hindi.
Dooars is famous
for its rich biodiversity and plethora of
wildlife in its Gorumara
National Park, Chapramari forests, Jaldapara
Wild Life Sanctuary and Buxa Tiger
Reserve. Beautiful motorable roads
cutting through deep forests, mauve
hills standing at the end of velvet green
plains, forests echoing with the melody of
birds and fabulous wildlife
sanctuaries with picture-postcard, log cabin
lodges, valleys carpeted with
tea gardens, small quiet ethnic
villages, vast meadows with
a blue outline of the Himalayan ranges in the
horizon, endless sky..... you are in Dooars!
Places of interest in and around the Dooars
include the ruins of forts at
Nalrajar Garh and Buxa
Duar, Jalpesh temple,
Jayanti (a beautiful spot encircled by
Jayanti River and hills around),
Bhutanghat (famous for scenic beauty
beside River Raidak
bordering Bhutan),
Buxa Fort (famous for the ruins of
the Detention Camp used by the British
Government for detaining freedom fighters),
Rajabhatkhawa nature information centre,
Murti River and forest resort,
Malbazar (a base of starting
package tours to the hills and other places around, with
beautiful tea gardens), Chalsa, Teesta
Barrage (emerging scenic tourist spot),
Samsing orange plantation and forest resort
beside Jaldhaka River, Toto Para
(village on the banks of River
Torsha near Bhutan border,
habitat of the rare Toto tribes) and
Phuntsholling (gateway to
Bhutan).
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