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| Industry | Arts |
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| Location | Tura, West Garo Hills,Meghalaya, India |
| Introduction | Contact numbers: Alva Sangma +919436321533/+919862475197 Sadina Sangma +919436322511 Salgira Sangma +919436101447 Mary T.Sangma +919436112989 |
| Interests | How to get to Tura: Nearest International Airport: Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. Flights to Guwahati: Flights to Guwahati from Kolkata are available up to 2 pm everyday. Direct flights are also available from New Delhi.Trains to Guwahati:Guwahati is also well connected by rail. Trains are available everyday to Guwahati from Kolkata’s Howrah Station. This journey will take you minimum 18 hours. Guwahati also has direct trains from New Delhi. The Rajdhani Express takes about 36 hours one way. Trains from the South India are Bangalore-Guwahati Express, Chennai-Guwahati Express and Guwahati-Trivandrum Express.By Road to Guwahati: Buses ply from Kolkata to Guwahati via Siliguri. You have the option of breaking you journey to stay overnight at Siliguri.Guwahati to Tura:There are three ways to get to Tura:1) Pawan Hans helicopter service run by Meghalaya Transport Corporation: Flies every Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays From Guwahati to Tura the fare is Rs.1525/- and from Shillong to Tura is Rs.1200/- only.(2) Buses that start early morning (latest 7 am) or late evening (latest 8:30 pm). This journey will take you 7 hours. The tickets are not more than Rs 250 per head. The bus stations are at (name of locality).(3) Sumo (jeep) services are available twice a day (7 am and 2pm) from (locality) in Guwahati. These tickets will cost about Rs 300 per head and the journey will take 5 hours.Where to Stay:1 - Rikman Continental, Tura Bazaar. Ph: +91 3651 220759/ 223858. Room rates range from Rs 450 to Rs 1500. Hotel and Bar attached. 2 – Hotel Sundare (pronounce: soon – daa – ray), Tura Bazaar. Ph: N/A. Room rates range from Rs 350 – Rs 1200.3 – Orchid Lodge, Araimile, New Tura. Ph: +91 3651 232039. Room rates range: N/A. 4 – Hotel Nataraj, Tura Bazaar, Tura. Ph: +91 3651 223189. Budget hotel. 5. Bed and Breakfast: One can stay with a Garo family as a paying guest which will be arranged on request. |