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The district headquarters are located at Silchar. The district occupies an area of 3786 km2. Bengali has a status of Official Language in this district, majority of the people of the district primarily speak Bengali and Sylheti, a distinct Bengali-dialect. Apart from Bengali, there are minority communities like Manipuri, Dimasa and Rongmei-Nagas living in the district. There are also few Mizo, Kuki and Khasi people who form microscopic minority. The Barak is the main river of the district and apart from that there are numerous small rivers which flow from the North Cachar Hills, Manipur or Mizoram. Cachar receives a average annual rainfall of more than 3,000 mm. The climate is Tropical wet with Hot and wet summers and cool winters. The vegetation is mostly Tropical evergreen and there are large tracts of Rainforests in the northern and southern parts of the district, which are home to Tiger, hoolock gibbon, Gaur etc. Silchar is one of the most important business centres of Assam. It is also one of the 6 cities of Assam to have an airport. NIT Silchar is one of best engineering colleges in India. The name Cachar traces its origin to the Kachari kingdom. Cachar was a part of the greater Kachari kingdom which also included the adjoining Hailakandi and Karimganj districts. |
![Ongoing clashes between the Jeme Naga and Dimasa tribes have terrorized the residents in Lodi village of North Cachar Hills district. Theyre now taking village security into their own hands. Extremist-related incidents and violence have been rocking the state for the past three months. Houses have been burned and about 70 people have lost their lives in the violence. The otherwise peaceful villagers are finding it hard to live, and the gate they built has no made life much easier. [L. Jeme, Villager]: "We are facing lot of problems. We used to live in harmony and had never witnessed all this. Now with the building of this gate our troubles have increased. We have to keep a watch day and night." The villagers link the unrest to the handiwork of militants from either the Jeme Naga or Dimasa tibes. [Dipali Haphila, Villager]: "There is a third person involved in this. Many people think so. And many communities think that the third person is militants." Regular meetings are held in an effort to broker peace amongst the people. So far, hundreds of houses of Jeme Naga and Dimasa tribes have been burned. Around 15000 people have been displaced in the violence.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cc_rp0pvzVU/0.jpg)
