The Dooars belonged to the Kamata Kingdom under the Koch dynasty; and taking advantage of the weakness of the Koch kingdom in subsequent times, Bhutan took possession of the Dooars. This region was controlled by the kingdom of Bhutan when the British annexed it in 1865 after the Bhutan War under the command of Captain Hedayat Ali. The area was divided into two parts: the eastern part was merged with Goalpara district in Assam and the western part was turned into a new district named Western Dooars. Again in the year 1869, the name was changed to Jalpaiguri District. After the end of the British rule in India in 1947, the Dooars acceded into the dominion of India and it merged with the Union of India shortly afterwards in 1949.

The Dooars is a large region and is dotted with many towns and cities. The largest

city in the whole region stretching from the

Darjeeling foothills to the Arunachal Pradesh foothills is Siliguri. This northern Bengal city is

well connected with the

rest of country by road, air and railway and is the business hub of the region.

The other major cities are Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Barpeta and Dhubri in Assam. Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Malbazar, Mainaguri and Birpara are the major

cities of the Dooars in West Bengal. Also, the commercial capital of Bhutan, Phuentsholing, near Jaigaon, can be considered a part of this region.

The economy of Dooars is based

on three "T"s – Tea, Tourism and Timber. The main industry of the Dooars region is the tea industry. Thousands of people are engaged in the tea estates and factories. Several people are also engaged in the cultivation of bettlenuts which also

contributes to the economy. Cultivation of other crops is done mainly for local consumption.

THE AREA IS DOTTED BY SEVERAL NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES WHICH ATTRACT A LOT OF TOURISTS FROM ALL OVER INDIA AND ABROAD, MAKING IT AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ECONOMY AND ALSO EMPLOYER OF A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

The timber industry, both legally and illegally, flourishes in this region. A number of saw mills, plywood industries and other allied business also act as an important contributor to the economy.

THE DOOARS ACT AS DOORWAYS TO BHUTAN; THUS, THE EXPORT-IMPORT INDUSTRY ALSO FLOURISHES IN THE AREA. THE TOWNS OF JAIGAON, SILIGURI AND PHUENTSHOLING ARE IMPORTANT HUBS OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT INDUSTRY.

As the region is near the international borders of Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indian army and Indian Air Force maintain a large presence in the area. This leads to a large population of semi-permanent residents who bring money into the local economy.

Dooars derives its flavor from tea.The multi-ethnic composition of Dooars, the variety of its languages and the undulating green carpet landscape which soothes the traveler’s eyes has their roots in Tea. Tea garden with high quality tea production is on sale at Dooars.

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