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Monsoon Season Experiences Throughout The Year-Cherrapunji

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MONSOON SEASON EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR-CHERRAPUNJI




Cherrapunji is a city in the state of Meghalaya, India that experiences monsoon season throughout the year. It is recorded to be amongst the world's wettest regions. It is often referred to as the ‘Land of Oranges’. It is a popular tourist destination because of its pristine and natural beauty.
High above misty valleys and foaming rivers,ensconced in swirling clouds and perched on an escarpment, lies cherrapunji (4500 feet).
This is stunning location and the year–round rain earned Cherrpunji coveted entry long ago into the Guinness Book of World Records as the wettest place on earth, the place where the rainfall can be recorded in feet rather than in millimeters.
Today climatic changes have edged Cherrapunji out of the topmost ‘wet’ slot, but it still retains its pristine beauty, its unusual facts, the perpetual clouds, and the perpetual mists. Appropriately Cherrapunji lies in the heart of the State of Meghalaya- the abode of clouds.
Cherrapunji is perhaps the only place in India, which has just one season:The monsoon. The rainfall varies from heavy to medium to light, but there is no month without rain. Another surprising fact about Cherrapunji is that it rains mostly at night. Day–to-day activity is not really disrupted by the rain.
As in days gone by, the faces of Cherrapunji change not with the seasons, but with the patteren of rainfall. The heaviest downpours span approximately five long months-from May until September.
The clouds then are dark and meancing, full blown with rain, which descends earthwards with the stinging force of a whiplash. Throughout these months, Cherrapunji is transformed into a sea of tiny,gushing rivulets.
The raindrops beat incessantly on rooftops and treetops creating a compelling tattoo of awesome sounds, which cannot be savored anywhere else but in the Northeastern states.
These are also the record-making months, which contribute to records such as the stunning 22,987 mm of rainfall in 1861. The  annual average rainfall of Cherrapunji stands today at 10,871 mm.
Barely 10km from Cherrapunji stands the village of Mawsynram, which has snatched away the heaviest rainfall record, with 12,163 mm of rainfall.
With the passage of September, the rhythm of the rain-its main force spent-changes to a gentle patter. And the khasis and other residents of Cherrapunji, the flora, and the fauna respond to the change in the Rain God’s mood.
Soft pastel shades begin to appear in skies that were gray all day and rainbows that are a photographer’s delight begin to make unexpected guest appearances.
The hills around Cherrapunji do  not have the lush green vegetation one normally associates with wet places. The vegetative cover in the form of dense woods appears in patches and constitute yet another marvelous surprise.
The richness and variety of the flora in these ‘zones’ has to be seen to be believed. An amazing variety of rare orchids, ferns and moss convert each pocket into a botanist’s paradise. Cherrapunji procduces the best quality to oranges as well as pineapples. Infact Cherrapunji oranges are ancestors of the famous Nagpuri oranges in the Central India
By Air

Shillong (Umroi) airport is the nearest to Cherrapunji. Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya and is well connected to other major cities of the nation. Indian airlines run a 50 seater ATR German aircraft on this route. 

Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Guwahati is the nearest international airport to Cherrapunji. 

There are flights from New Delhi or Kolkata to Guwahati. Flights from Kolkata operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

By Rail

Guwahati acts as the nearest railhead to Cherrapunji. Although it lies at a distance of 181 km from this region, buss or taxis can be availed from the railway station. Guwahati railway station is well connected to the entire country and regular trains carry passengers to and from. 

By Road

The state transport bus station lies in Paltan Bazaar, near Guwahati Railway Station. A tourist can catch Assam state and Meghalaya state transport buses to Shillong. Apart from this, there are many private luxury coach operators nearby, who also ply their buses. There is also the tourist taxi stand that provides tourist taxis up to Shillong.

States buses run frequently between Shillong and Cherrapunji. The tickets too are affordable.


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