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'''Dawki Integrated Check Post''' or ''Dawki border crossing'' is on Dawki-Tamabil is one of the few road border crossings between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] in West Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, India, the corresponding post in Bangladesh is Tamabil post. Dawki ICP foundation stone was laid in January 2017 and will become operation in 2-18.<ref name=icp5>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170125/jsp/northeast/story_132223.jsp Dawki ICP foundation stone laid].</ref> It is used mainly for coal transportation to [[Bangladesh]]. Some 500 trucks cross the border every day in peak season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivsource.com/page1.asp?ccode=bd&info=cai |title=Travel and Tourism Information |accessdate=2011-12-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426071908/http://www.ivsource.com/page1.asp?ccode=bd&info=cai |archivedate=2012-04-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2711855.ece |title = Coal-laden trucks stranded on Bangladesh border | publisher= The Hindu Business Line, 13 December 2011 | accessdate = 2011-12-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm | title = Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways | accessdate = 2012-03-15 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120128165640/http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm | archivedate = 2012-01-28 }}</ref> |
'''Dawki Integrated Check Post''' or ''Dawki border crossing'' is on Dawki-Tamabil is one of the few road border crossings between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] in West Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, India, the corresponding post in Bangladesh is Tamabil post. Dawki ICP foundation stone was laid in January 2017 and will become operation in 2-18.<ref name=icp5>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170125/jsp/northeast/story_132223.jsp Dawki ICP foundation stone laid].</ref> It is used mainly for coal transportation to [[Bangladesh]]. Some 500 trucks cross the border every day in peak season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivsource.com/page1.asp?ccode=bd&info=cai |title=Travel and Tourism Information |accessdate=2011-12-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426071908/http://www.ivsource.com/page1.asp?ccode=bd&info=cai |archivedate=2012-04-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2711855.ece |title = Coal-laden trucks stranded on Bangladesh border | publisher= The Hindu Business Line, 13 December 2011 | accessdate = 2011-12-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm | title = Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways | accessdate = 2012-03-15 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120128165640/http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm | archivedate = 2012-01-28 }}</ref> |
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Some shared transport is available from Iewduh in [[Shillong]] to the border post at Dawki every morning. Buses are also available for the {{convert|70|km}} journey from Shillong. On the other side inside [[Bangladesh]] the [[Tamabil]] bus station, {{convert|1.5|km}} away, has regular bus service to [[Sylhet]] {{convert|55|km}} away.<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC&q=Dawki+border+lonely+planet&pg=PA1176|title =Shillong to Sylhet |date =15 September 2010 | publisher=India Lonely Planet |isbn =9781742203478 | accessdate = 2011-12-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pxcRDuFIYUsC&q=Dawki+border+lonely+planet&pg=PA151 |title =From India |year =2008 | publisher=Bangladesh Lonely Planet |isbn =9781741045475 | accessdate = 2011-12-16 }}</ref> |
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Dawki
Dauki | |
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  Dawki Location in Meghalaya, India  Dawki Dawki (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°11′0″N 92°1′0″E / 25.18333°N 92.01667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | West Jaintia Hills |
| Languages | |
| • Official | War, Khasi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 793109 |
| Vehicle registration | ML |
| Nearest city | Shillong, Jowai, Silchar |
Dawki or Dauki is a town in West Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, India.
Geography
It is located at 25°11′0″N 92°1′0″E / 25.18333°N 92.01667°E,[1] on the border between India and Bangladesh.[2]
Dawki Border-crossing
Dawki Integrated Check Post or Dawki border crossing is on Dawki-Tamabil is one of the few road border crossings between India and Bangladesh in West Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, India, the corresponding post in Bangladesh is Tamabil post. Dawki ICP foundation stone was laid in January 2017 and will become operation in 2-18.[3] It is used mainly for coal transportation to Bangladesh. Some 500 trucks cross the border every day in peak season.[4][5][6]
Some shared transport is available from Iewduh in Shillong to the border post at Dawki every morning. Buses are also available for the 70 kilometres (43 mi) journey from Shillong. On the other side inside Bangladesh the Tamabil bus station, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away, has regular bus service to Sylhet 55 kilometres (34 mi) away.[7][8]
Places of interest
Dawki Bridge, is a suspension bridge over the Umngot River. It was constructed in 1932 by the British.[9]
See also
- Living Root Bridge: type suspension bridge created with living plant roots
References
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/559420/Dawki Wikimapia
- ^ http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/talkingturkey/a-trip-to-dawki-a-hidden-paradise-and-a-friendly-international-border/
- ^ Dawki ICP foundation stone laid.
- ^ "Travel and Tourism Information". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Coal-laden trucks stranded on Bangladesh border". The Hindu Business Line, 13 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Shillong to Sylhet. India Lonely Planet. 15 September 2010. ISBN 9781742203478. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ From India. Bangladesh Lonely Planet. 2008. ISBN 9781741045475. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0010632 Dawki Suspension Bridge
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