Siliguri

Siliguri is a metropolitan city that spans areas of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. Known as the gateway of Northeast India, Siliguri is popular for three T's i.e. tea, timber and tourism. It is located on the banks of the Mahananda River at the foothills of the Himalayas. Siliguri is the second largest urban agglomeration in West Bengal, after Kolkata, on the basis of area, and the third largest on the basis of population following Kolkata and Asansol. It lies 35 kilometers away from its twin city, Jalpaiguri. The merging of the two cities make them the largest metropolis of the region.