Dalu, Meghalaya

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Dalu
Location in Meghalaya, India
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Dalu
Dalu (India)
Coordinates: 25°13′50″N90°12′40″E / 25.23056°N 90.21111°E / 25.23056; 90.21111
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Government
  TypeDemocracy
  BodyCongress
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Languages
  OfficialEnglish [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration ML
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate Am

Dalu is a village in West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, India famous for coal export in North East India.

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Dalu Mandir

National Highway 51 and National Highway 62 ends at Dalu. Nearest airport is Baljek Airport Baljek, 33 km (21 mi) North-east of Tura in Meghalaya, India.

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References

  1. "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 84–89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2023.