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| Length | 401 km (249 mi) | |||
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| North end | Srirampur, Assam | |||
| South end | Nongston, Meghalaya | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | India | |||
| States | Meghalaya, Assam | |||
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National Highway 127B, commonly called NH 127B is a National Highway in North East India that connects Srirampur in Assam to Nongston in Meghalaya. [1] [2]
Srimrampur – Dhuburi - Phulbari - Tura - Rongram - Ronjeng - Nongston. [2] [3]
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Major portion of NH-127B, over 300 km lies in state of Meghalaya. This highway passes through four districts, namely, West Garo, South West Garo, East Garo and West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. The alignment of the road in Meghalaya starts initially from rolling terrain and then major portion passes mainly through a hilly terrain and the road has to cross numerous rivers and streams. [4]
Meghalaya is a state in northeast India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and (b) the Garo Hills. The population of Meghalaya as of 2014 is estimated to be 3,211,474. Meghalaya covers an area of approximately 22,429 square kilometres, with a length-to-breadth ratio of about 3:1.
Purno Agitok Sangma was an Indian politician who has served as the 4th Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990 and the 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998. He also served as a member of the Lok Sabha from Tura from 2014 to 2016, 1991 to 2008 and from 1977 to 1989 and the minister of 21st Information and Broadcasting in the Rao ministry from 1995 to 1996, founder of NPP and Co- founder of NCP. He was the candidate for the 2012 Indian presidential election, supported by BJP and AIADMK, however he lost to Congress politician Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, posthumously in 2017 in the field of Public Affairs and was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan from Meghalaya.
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Tura is a municipality in the West Garo Hills district of the Indian state of Meghalaya. One of the largest towns in Meghalaya, Tura is located in the foothills of the Nokrek range of Garo Hills. Before the British came to the Garo Hills, Tura was known as Dura and the British called the place, Tura as it was easier for them to pronounce. The climate in Tura is moderate throughout the year, and the town has many interesting and unexplored areas.
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