
Dooars,
a land of unending beauty, lies in the sub-Himalayan foothills of West
Bengal. The geographical area called Dooars stretches between River Tista
on the west and River Sankosh on the east, over a span of 130 km by 40
km along the foothills Himalayas.
Derived from the word 'doors' Dooars or Duars acts as
a gateway to Bhutan and the North-Eastern states of India. To the north
of Dooars stands the East Himalayas as a natural backdrop and towards
south it's a vast plain land with low river basin extends farther up to
Bangladesh. Dooars
with a vast texture of dense forests teeming with wildlife, unending tea
gardens, babbling rivers, interspersed with small ethnic settlements,
constitute a fascinating tourist destination. Still unknown to the large
section of tourist, the Dooars offers some magical landscape with fascinating
view of river valleys and hills.
This entire Dooars region are cries-crossed by Tista,
Raidak, Torsha, Jaldhaka, Kaljani and their innumerable tributaries trotting
and rolling down from the hills. The entire region is served with a network
of motor-able roads and highways connecting all important townships, forests
and tea gardens. The railway service connects Siliguri and Cooch Behar
via Alipurduar. A journey itself by rail or on road through the dense
natural forests interwoven with lush green tea gardens gives immense delight
and freshness to both the mind and the eyes.
The
Dooars valley is specially noted for its wildlife sanctuaries, the most
important of which are the Gorumara National Park (75 km from Siliguri),
Chapramari wildlife sanctuary (68 km from Siliguri), Buxa Tiger Reserve
(200 km from Siliguri) and Jaldapara Sanctuary (124 km from Siliguri).
These sanctuaries are abounding in a fascinating diversity of rare flora
and fauna. The vast texture of massive trees sheltering varieties of orchids
and the forests resounded with songs of birds and call of wild animals
make it a veritable paradise for lovers of nature and eco-tourism.
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