Jaflong
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Jaflong is a natural tourist spot in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is located in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet District and situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is just below the mountain range. Jaflong is famous for its stone collections and is home of the Khasi tribe.[1][2]
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[edit] Geography
Jaflong is approximately 60 km from Sylhet city and can be reached by local buses private car hire. There are some hotels available there to stay but quality is questionable.[3]
[edit] Attractions
- Collection of Rolling Stones
- Colorful Tribal (Khasia) Life
- See also: Khasi
- Khasia Rajbari (king’s palace)
- Dauki & Piyain Rivers [4][5]
- Tea Garden
- Orange & Jackfruit Gardens
- Betel leaf & Areca nut Gardens.
- Dauki Bazar [6]
[edit] Stone crushing
The land grabbers occupied government khas land and reserved forestland and extracted stone by cutting small hills polluting the environment of Jaflong. They also established crushing mills on the forestland without permission from government.
[edit] Forestation program
The forestation program in Jaflong Green Park has been started under supervision of the joint forces, ‘Jaflong Foundation’ and ‘Forest Department’. They have jointly taken up the forestation program with about 100 hectares of grabbed land. Under the forestation program, various types of trees, including hybrid Akash-moni, are being planted in the park to maintain ecological balance.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Sylhet:Places of interest (html).
- ^ The Khasia (html). Banglapedia.
- ^ Sylhet Division. greenbanglatours.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ Piyain river (html). Banglapedia.
- ^ Dauki river (html). Banglapedia.
- ^ Jaflong (html).
- ^ "Stone-crushing at Jaflong creates health hazards", New Age, 2006-02-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "Afforestation programme in Jaflong Green Park begins", New Age, 2007-07-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- Biodiversity of Jaflong
- Jubilant at Jaflong. The Daily Star.
