Tamabil (Dawki): The International Border Hub
The border town of Dawki (Tamabil) in Jaintia hills in Meghalaya is a strategic land border hub with Bangladesh . It is approximately 82 kms from the capital Shillong. The border haat at Lyngkhat bordering Muktapur in Bangladesh which is approximately 18 kms from Dawki plays an important trade point for both trades from India and Bangladesh. The export basket so far from the Tamabil land border station has been coal ( till the time coal mining has stopped) boulders and limestone, both from the Khasi and Jaintia hills. The products imported from Bangladesh are agrobased products, garments etc. mostly through the border haat. It is noteworthy that Tamabil is the busiest Indo – Bangladesh border trade route after Benapur in West Bengal. The Remington steel bridge over river Umngot is the lifeline between the Khasi and Jaintia hills. I was invited by a few exporters from the area and guided well by Mr. Chanmiki Lamin, a young and upcoming entrepreneur and ow...