AIZAWL CITY

Aizawl is the largest city as well as the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. The City is located north of the Tropic of Cancer in the northern part of Mizoram and is situated on a ridge 1132 metres (3715 ft) above sea level, with the Tlawng river valley to its west and the Tuirial river valley to its east. In the summer the temperature ranges from 20-30 degrees Celsius, and in the winter 11-21 degrees Celsius.

Aizawl is located north of the Tropic of Cancer in the northern part of Mizoram. It is situated on a ridge 1,132 metres (3715 ft) above sea level, with the Tlawng river valley to its west and the Tuirial river valley to its east.

Pic: Aizawl Panaroma

Aizawl is a beautiful place that offers plenty of tourist attractions to tourists and habitants alike. Besides its breathtaking beauty, Aizawl is the storehouse of all important Government offices, State Assembly House and Civil Secretariat. It also enhouses different communities of Mizo wherein they maintain Peaceful Coexistence as the main theme. Various varieties of jungle products, monuments and memorials connected with legends and folklores are also available. This lively and bustling city is definitely enchanting and worth visiting.

The Aizawl Municipal Council is the authority of civic administration of Aizawl city. It was formed in 2010 with 19 Members when the Congress-ZNP party coalition was voted to power in the state legisative assembly. The AMC office is being administered by one council Chairman, Vice-Chairman and three executive members.  It consists of 19 elected members representing 19 wards of the city and others appointed by the Governor of Mizoram. One-third of the total membership is reserved for women, these six seats shall be rotated after every five years. The tenure of the council is five years. There is a Ward Committee in every ward that consists of a Chairman, who is an elected councillor from that ward, and two members each from all the local council within the ward. There are 78 local councils having a term of 5 years.

In 1871-72, the disorderly conduct of Khalkom, a Mizo chief, compelled the British to establish an outpost that later became the Aizawl village. In 1890, officer Dally of the Assam Police and his 400 men arrived at Aizawl to support Colonel Skinner's troops during a British military operation against the Mizo tribals. On Dally's recommendation, Aizawl was selected as the site of a fortified post that Colonel Skinner had been ordered to construct. The troops constructed stockades and buildings at the site. In 1892-95 Aizawl became accessible from Silchar by fair weather road under the supervision of Major Loch. The Indian Air Force carried out air strikes on the town during the March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising, following which the MNF withdrew to Lunglei. Until 1966, Aizawl was a large village but the regrouping of Mizo villages after the uprising made it become a larger town and then a city. Aizawl has become the centre of Road network in Mizoram connecting the north and south, east and west. More than 25% of the Mizoram population resided in Aizawl.

Population:

As per the 2011 India enumeration, Aizawl had a population of 293,416. Females consisted of 50.61% and males made up the rest of 49.39%.

Talking about population, in order to check out the population of Aizawl in 2018, we need to have a look at the population of the past 5 years. They are as per the following:

1. 2013 – 300,117

2. 2014 – 306,506

3. 2015 – 312,237

4. 2016 – 321,693

5. 2017 – 326,511

Predicting the 2018 population of Aizawl is not easy but we can get the idea after analysing the population from the year 2013 – 17. As we have seen that every year the population increases by approximate 5278 people. Hence, the population of Aizawl in 2018 is forecast to be 326,511 + 5278 = 331,789. So, the population of Aizawl in the year 2018 as per estimated data is 331,789.

Transportation

Air: Aizawl is connected by air transport through Lengpui Airport which it is situated near Aizawl. The airport provides connectivity to Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Guwahati Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Shillong Airport and Imphal Imphal International Airport. Air India, Jet Airways and SpiceJet are the three regular airlines which operate flights to and from Lengpui Airport. A helicopter service by Pawan Hans was started in 2012 and connects the city with Lunglei, Lawngtlai, Saiha, Chawngte, Serchhip, Champhai, Kolasib, Khawzawl, Ngopa and Hnahthial.

Rail: Mizoram is connected by railroad up to Bairabi, there are plans to connect Bairabi with Sairang with broad gauge railway track, near Aizawl. The government has also started a broad gauge Bairabi Sairang .

Road: Aizawl is connected by road with Silchar through National Highway 54, with Agartala through National Highway 40 and with Imphal through National Highway 150. The yellow-and-white taxis are widely available; Maruti cars are most widely used. Privately owned blue-and-white mini buses are on regular service as city buses, and, a maxi cab, sumo service is available.

Major Newspapers  in Aizawl in Mizo and English Language are:

Mizo- Vanglaini, The Zozam Times,  The Aizawl Post, Mizo Arsi .

English – Newslink, The Highlander,  The Mizoram Post

Hot spot: The main places of interest in Aizawl are:

Mizoram State Museum is located in the centre of the town at Zarkawt. This museum gives a good insight into Mizo traditions, culture and history.

Durtlang Hills situated on the northern side of Aizawl offers a fine view of the hill station from either Durtlang Hospital or Aizawl Theological College.

Hmuifang is about 50 km from Aizawl with an elevation of 1619 metres, the mountain is still covered with virgin forests reserved since the Mizo Chief's time

Berawtlang Tourist Complex situated 7 km from Aizawl is a recreational centre that hosts cultural activities. It is also considered a popular picnic spot.

Solomon's Temple, Aizawl Mizoram, India located in Kidron Valley, Chawlhhmun is a grand temple complex operated by Kohhran Thianghlim of Mizoram.

Folkland Amusement Park Located in Aizawl city's northern outskirt, it is the first amusement park in Mizoram.

Education

There are both state and private schools in Aizawl.

In college, Pachhunga University College was among the earliest colleges founded in 1958.

Aizawl College, the second oldest college in Aizawl City was established in the year 1975.

Hrangbana College was established in 1980, located in Chanmari, Aizawl with Pu Lalrinawma as the Principal, it has 57 teaching staffs with 22 non - teaching Staffs and more than 2000 students in Commerce and Arts Departments.

Aizawl West College, Aizawl North College, J.Thankima College, Govt Johnson College, Govt. T Romana College,  also provides Under Graduate courses.

Mizoram University established in 2001 provides affiliation to all the Colleges in Mizoram. Mizoram University also provides post - graduate education as well as B.Tech education and other departments.

ICFAI University, Mizoram located in Durtlang,.

Mizoram Law College provides education to people who seek profession in Law.

 Indian Institute of Mass Communication and National Institute of Technology Mizoram has already started operations.

Mizoram Institute of Medical Education and Research (MIMER), the first medical college in Mizoram is inaugurated by Mizoram CM Lal Thanhawla on August  7 at falkhawn.

Sports

Football is the most popular sport in Mizoram with a number of footballers playing in national leagues in different parts of India.

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Mualpui, with a seating capacity of 20,000, is currently being constructed at Mualpui, Aizawl.

Hawla Indoor Stadium is the largest indoor stadium with basketball, badminton and boxing facilities.

Lammual stadium is a single tier stadium. The stadium under construction will have a seating capacity of about 5,000 spectators.

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