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Dawki
is located on the Indo-Bangla Frontier at the end of the
Guwahati-Shillong-Dawki Road, i.e. N.H-40. As one crosses the
international frontiers at Dawki, one-steps on to Tamabil to converge onto
the Tamabil-Sylhet-Dhaka Highway of Bangladesh. Very close to the Dawki
customs check post flows the Dawki River with Jaintia
Hills District on one side and East Khasi
Hills District on the other.
An eye-catching motorable suspension bridge spans the Dawki River to
complete the missing link of NH-40. The bridge, an engineering feat was
constructed by the British before India became independent, as the
overland life-line between the provinces of East
Bengal and
Assam . The
bridge, though old, is an impeccable standard of maintenance, adding to
the general beauty of the picturesque border town of Dawki, known for its
sweet, juicy orange market.