Pandu, Guwahati

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Pandu is a locality in Guwahati with nearest airport at Guwahati Airport and railway station is the Kamakhya station. It is named after Pandunath Temple located in Tilla hills part of locality. [1] It is situated north of Maligaon locality and have Brahmaputra River to north. Due to its location on shores of Brahmaputra River, it is major hub of river transport facilities with a port managed by port authority of India. [2]

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References

  1. "Pandu Pincode". mustseeindia.com. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. "Pandu port". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

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