Piyain River, Jaflong, Sylhet
Jaflong is a natural tourist spot in the
Division of Sylhet,
Bangladesh. It is located in
Gowainghat Upazila of
Sylhet District and situated at the border between
Bangladesh and the
Indian state of
Meghalaya. It is just below the mountain range. Jaflong is famous for its stone collections and is home of the
Khasi tribe.
Geography
Jaflong is approximately 60 km from Sylhet city and can be reached by local buses private car hire. There are some hotels available there to stay but quality is questionable.
Attractions
Jaflong attracts torist for its beautiful scenary
- Collection of Rolling Stones
- Colorful Tribal (Khasia) Life
- Khasia Rajbari (king’s palace)
- Dauki & Piyain Rivers
- Tea Garden
- Orange & Jackfruit Gardens
- Betel leaf & Areca nut Gardens.
- Dauki Bazar
Stone crushing
The land grabbers occupied government khas land and reserved forestland and extracted stone by cutting small hills polluting the environment of Jaflong. They also established crushing mills on the forestland without permission from government.
Forestation program
The forestation program in Jaflong Green Park has been started under supervision of the joint forces, ‘Jaflong Foundation’ and ‘Forest Department’. They have jointly taken up the forestation program with about 100 hectares of grabbed land. Under the forestation program, various types of trees, including hybrid Akash-moni, are being planted in the park to maintain ecological balance.
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