History
Doom Dooma has its name written in the pages of Mahabharata as, the Doom Dooma river which flows through the heart of the city is mentioned as the drain connected to the bathroom of the mighty Bhima, of the Pancha Pandavas when he was in Manipur with his wife Hirimba. The place had been ruled by many Kings of different dynasties across Assam, and the most significant ones were the Ahom Dynasty, the Kachari Dynasty and the Moran Dynasty before the impact of the British on Assam. But Doom Dooma was an unseen and underdeveloped region for many decades, mostly covered with forests until the British had noticed the region as an excellent place for the cultivation of tea and cleared the forests and set up tea farms which gave the place a new identity and made it known among people as the 'Tea City'. Now, Doom Dooma, has the largest tea gardens in Asia. Hence it is right to say that Doom Dooma generates a sizable amount of currency for the Indian government from its tea exports. The town is mainly surrounded by tea gardens and the scenic beauty of the place and surroundings easily captivates the mind of a stranger. It is an old town which got its township during Second World War and currently it is under the Tinsukia Circle.
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