Dibrugarh#Waterways

File:Dibrugarh.jpg

Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh. Either the name "Dibru" evolved from Dibaru river or from the Tibeto-Burman word "Dibru" which means a "blister" and "Garh" meaning "fort". The Tibeto-Burman add the prefix "Di-" (which means "water") wherever there is small stream, a river, or a large river in a town or city.{{Cite web|title=About Dibrugarh – Dibrugarh University|url=https://dibru.ac.in/about-dibrugarh/|access-date=22 August 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822095119/https://dibru.ac.in/about-dibrugarh/|url-status=live}}

Dibrugarh became a separate district when it was split from Lakhimpur on 2 October 1971.{{cite web | url = https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CUN2_25eEhvyY1I0e3FKkPkE8zvGLS6E | title = Govt Order No. AAP 110/70/169 dtd 24th Sept/1971 | access-date = 2019-11-28 | last = Government of Assam | first = Govt of Assam | date = 2019-11-28 | work = RKG Dibrugarh}} On 1 October 1989 Tinsukia district was split from Dibrugarh.

Dibrugarh has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with extremely wet summers and relatively dry winters.

{{Weather box

| location = Dibrugarh Airport (1991–2020, extremes 1952–present)

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| width = auto

| Jan record high C = 29.5

| Feb record high C = 33.2

| Mar record high C = 34.5

| Apr record high C = 36.0

| May record high C = 38.8

| Jun record high C = 38.2

| Jul record high C = 39.8

| Aug record high C = 39.8

| Sep record high C = 39.5

| Oct record high C = 37.2

| Nov record high C = 33.8

| Dec record high C = 30.6

|year record high C = 39.8

| Jan high C = 23.5

| Feb high C = 25.0

| Mar high C = 26.7

| Apr high C = 28.0

| May high C = 29.8

| Jun high C = 31.2

| Jul high C = 31.4

| Aug high C = 32.0

| Sep high C = 31.4

| Oct high C = 30.6

| Nov high C = 28.1

| Dec high C = 25.1

| year high C = 28.5

| Jan mean C = 16.8

| Feb mean C = 18.9

| Mar mean C = 21.6

| Apr mean C = 23.5

| May mean C = 25.8

| Jun mean C = 27.7

| Jul mean C = 28.2

| Aug mean C = 28.5

| Sep mean C = 27.6

| Oct mean C = 25.8

| Nov mean C = 21.8

| Dec mean C = 18.1

|year mean C =

| Jan low C = 10.1

| Feb low C = 13.0

| Mar low C = 16.4

| Apr low C = 19.2

| May low C = 22.0

| Jun low C = 24.3

| Jul low C = 24.9

| Aug low C = 25.2

| Sep low C = 24.1

| Oct low C = 21.0

| Nov low C = 15.7

| Dec low C = 11.2

| year low C = 18.8

| Jan record low C = 1.0

| Feb record low C = 4.8

| Mar record low C = 8.1

| Apr record low C = 10.8

| May record low C = 14.1

| Jun record low C = 16.5

| Jul record low C = 19.9

| Aug record low C = 19.5

| Sep record low C = 18.4

| Oct record low C = 13.3

| Nov record low C = 6.5

| Dec record low C = 2.7

|year record low C = 1.0

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 26.6

| Feb rain mm = 57.8

| Mar rain mm = 118.2

| Apr rain mm = 219.3

| May rain mm = 326.0

| Jun rain mm = 419.4

| Jul rain mm = 485.0

| Aug rain mm = 394.3

| Sep rain mm = 317.2

| Oct rain mm = 125.2

| Nov rain mm = 19.4

| Dec rain mm = 9.9

|year rain mm = 2518.3

| Jan rain days = 2.9

| Feb rain days = 5.3

| Mar rain days = 8.9

| Apr rain days = 12.7

| May rain days = 14.7

| Jun rain days = 18.8

| Jul rain days = 20.6

| Aug rain days = 16.1

| Sep rain days = 13.5

| Oct rain days = 6.8

| Nov rain days = 2.0

| Dec rain days = 0.9

|year rain days = 123.2

|time day = 17:30 IST

| Jan humidity = 72

| Feb humidity = 67

| Mar humidity = 66

| Apr humidity = 71

| May humidity = 74

| Jun humidity = 78

| Jul humidity = 79

| Aug humidity = 79

| Sep humidity = 81

| Oct humidity = 80

| Nov humidity = 78

| Dec humidity = 76

|year humidity = 75

|source 1 = India Meteorological Department

{{cite web

| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| archivedate = 5 February 2020

| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| title = Station: Dibrugarh/Mohanbari (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010

| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = January 2015

| pages = 249–250

| accessdate = 6 February 2020}}

{{cite web

| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| archivedate = 5 February 2020

| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = December 2016

| page = M24

| accessdate = 6 February 2020}}

{{cite web

| url = http://city.imd.gov.in/citywx/extreme/FEB/dibrugarh2.htm

| title = Dibrugarh Climatological Table 1971–2000

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| accessdate = 6 February 2020}}

|source 2 = Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)

{{cite web

| url = https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=42314

| title = Normals Data: Dibrugarh/Mohanbari - India Latitude: 27.48°N Longitude: 95.02°E Height: 110 (m)

| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency

| date = August 2012}}}}

{{Historical populations

|1872|2774

|1881|7153

|1891|9876

|1901|11227

|source=Census of IndiaCensus of India, 1901 Assam. p.4}}

{{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011 India census}},{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Dibrugarh city had a population of {{formatnum:154296}}. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. The sex ratio of Dibrugarh city was 961 per 1000 males.

The average literacy rate of Dibrugarh is 89.5%, which is higher than the national average literacy rate.

In Dibrugarh, 9% of the population is between 0 and 6 years of age, and the child ratio of girls is 940 per 1000 boys. Dibrugarh city area has a population of 154,296 according to a 2011 census. The Dibrugarh metropolitan areas include Barbari (AMC AREA), Dibrugarh, and Mahpowalimara Gohain Gaon.{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/ |title=Census 2011 Data of Indian Population 2011 Census |publisher=Census2011.co.in |access-date=15 June 2013 |archive-date=20 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120202313/http://www.census2011.co.in/ |url-status=live }}

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Dibrugarh city have a population of 154,296 as per 2011 census. Assamese is spoken by 64,223 people, Bengali at 36,283, Hindi at 33,011, Bhojpuri by 5,533 people, Nepali at 1,609 and 11,911 people speaks other languages.[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX 2011 Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423103514/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |date=23 April 2022 }} censusindia.gov.in

File:Fields headquarters of Oil India Limited at Duliajan (Dibrugarh).jpg

The first oil well dug during the British era was in Digboi, {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} from Dibrugarh. Today, Duliajan, Dikom, Tengakhat and Moran are the key locations for oil and gas industry in the district. Oil India Limited, the second public sector company in India engaged in exploration and transportation of crude oil has its field headquarters in Duliajan, 50 km from Dibrugarh city. The company was granted Navratna status by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, in 2010.{{cite web| url = http://profit.ndtv.com/news/market/article-oil-india-receives-navratna-status-80095| title = Oil India receives Navratna status| access-date = 4 April 2014| archive-date = 7 April 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082831/http://profit.ndtv.com/news/market/article-oil-india-receives-navratna-status-80095| url-status = live}}

The Assam Gas Cracker Project, also known as Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited, was proposed as a part of implementation of Assam Accord signed by Government of India on 15 August 1985.

The Assam Gas Cracker Project was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, in its meeting held on 18 April 2006, under an equity arrangement of GAIL (70%), OIL (10%), NRL (10%) and Govt. of Assam (10%) with a project cost of ₹ 54.6 billion, in which the capital subsidy is ₹ 21.4 billion. The project was scheduled for completion in 60 months. However, the commissioning of the project has been pushed to December 2013, and the cost has escalated to ₹ 92.8 million. The site selected for Assam Gas Cracker Project is at Lepetkata, 15 km from Dibrugarh on NH-37. A joint-venture agreement was signed on 18 October 2006, and the company Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited was registered on 8 January 2007. Manmohan Singh, the prime minister of India, laid the foundation stone of this project on 9 April 2007.[http://assamgovt.nic.in/gas_cracker.asp Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited, Assam] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810102443/http://assamgovt.nic.in/gas_cracker.asp |date=10 August 2011 }}. Assamgovt.nic.in. Retrieved on 9 November 2011.[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2060007.ece Business Line: Companies News: Assam gas cracker project suffers cost, time overruns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817082408/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2060007.ece |date=17 August 2011 }}. Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved on 9 November 2011

Assam Petro-Chemicals is a semi-governmental Indian company with major stakes held by Government of Assam, Oil India Limited and Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC).{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/assam-petro-chemicals-limited-bags-skoch-gold-award/|title=Assam Petro-chemicals Limited bags Skoch Gold Award|date=8 December 2018|website=The Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209020937/https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/assam-petro-chemicals-limited-bags-skoch-gold-award/|archive-date=9 December 2018|url-status=live}} The company was incorporated in 1971 and by 1976 had started production at their small methanol plant located at Namrup along with formaldehyde and a few urea-formaldehyde resins like urea-formaldehyde glue and urea-formaldehyde moulding powder. Post expansion in 1989 and 1998, the company expanded the methanol plant to the capacity of 100TPD (tonnes per day) and formaldehyde plant to 100TPD.{{cite web |url=http://assampetrochemicals.com |title=Assam Petro-chemicals Limited – About us |date=2015 |accessdate=12 June 2019 |url-status=live| publisher=Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414025507/http://www.assampetrochemicals.com/ |archive-date=14 April 2021 }} The company announced in September 2017 that it would invest {{INR Convert|1337|c|lk=on}} and expand to produce 500TPD methanol and 200TPD formalin and become the largest producer of methanol in India.{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/assam-petrochemicals-limited-to-invest-rs-1337-crore-to-set-up-second-unit/articleshow/60818252.cms |title=Assam Petrochemicals Limited to invest Rs 1337 crore to set up second unit |newspaper=Economic Times |date=24 September 2017 |author=Singh, Bikash |accessdate=12 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929151131/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/assam-petrochemicals-limited-to-invest-rs-1337-crore-to-set-up-second-unit/articleshow/60818252.cms |archive-date=29 September 2018 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/bjp-respects-all-views-sonowal/cid/1686202|title=BJP respects all views: Sonowal|website=The Telegraph|first=Tejesh |last= Tripathy | date= 3 May 2019 |language=en|access-date=12 June 2019|quote= Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone of a formalin plant ... The Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited will supply methanol, the raw material needed to make formalin (preservative), to this plant which will produce 200 tonnes of formalin daily. The plant, for which 163 bighas has been allotted by the government at Dhaknamari, is being set up at a cost of Rs 100 crore. }}{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/indias-first-methanol-cooking-fuel-debuts-in-assam/article25137518.ece | title=India's first methanol cooking fuel debuts in Assam | work=The Hindu | date=5 October 2018 | accessdate=18 June 2019 | author=Karamakar, Rahul | archive-date=9 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109012309/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/indias-first-methanol-cooking-fuel-debuts-in-assam/article25137518.ece | url-status=live }} The required feedstock for these plants are natural gas, urea and carbon dioxide. Natural gas, supplied by Oil India Ltd, is used as feedstock for methanol production.{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-petrochemicals-ltd-to-roll-out-countrys-first-methanol-based-cooking-fuel/articleshow/65998726.cms | title=Assam Petrochemicals Ltd to roll out country's first methanol-based cooking fuel | work=Times of India | date=28 September 2018 | accessdate=13 June 2019 | author=Kalita, Prabin | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929160654/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-petrochemicals-ltd-to-roll-out-countrys-first-methanol-based-cooking-fuel/articleshow/65998726.cms | archive-date=29 September 2018 | url-status=live }} Urea and carbon dioxide are supplied by Namrup Fertilizer Plant.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=czUyfP-hHTEC&q=%22Assam+Petrochemicals+Limited%22&pg=PA29 | title=The Anatomy of Rural Poverty in Assam | publisher=Mittal Publications | author=Atikuddin Ahmed | year=1987 | pages=29 | isbn=8170990092}}

File:Tea, two leaves and a bud.jpg

Dibrugarh hosts several tea gardens dating back to the British era. The first garden was at Chabua, a place {{convert|20|mi|km|0}} away from Dibrugarh, owned by Maniram Devaan.{{Harvcol|Barua|1994|pp=Preface}} Today, the headquarters of the Directorate of Development of Small Tea Growers in India is functioning from Dibrugarh,{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=81391| title = Press Information Bureau}} besides a Regional Office of the Tea Board of India headed by a deputy director of Tea Development (Plantation) is also located in the city. The Zone I of the Assam Branch Indian Tea Association (ABITA) is located at Dibrugarh.{{cite web| url = http://www.teaboard.gov.in/inner1.asp?param_link_id=110| title = The Official Website of Tea Board India| access-date = 4 April 2014| archive-date = 1 March 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140301140750/http://www.teaboard.gov.in/inner1.asp?param_link_id=110| url-status = live}}

Rail, road and air connectivity coupled with the presence of large number of tourist spots in and around Dibrugarh city has seen impressive growth of tourism industry in this part of India in recent part. Dibrugarh has also become an important destination as well as a major transit point for tourists from both India and abroad. Such tourist circuits include – Dibrugarh – Roing – Mayudia – Anini Tourist Circuit,{{cite web|url=http://www.arunachaltourism.com/top5.php |title=Arunachal Tourism |access-date=4 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406132625/http://www.arunachaltourism.com/top5.php |archive-date=6 April 2013 }} Dibrugarh – Guwahati river cruise{{cite web |url=http://www.reefandrainforest.co.uk/cruises/india-assam-despatch4.php |title=Brahmaputra Cruise - Neamati to Guwahati |access-date=4 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075319/http://www.reefandrainforest.co.uk/cruises/india-assam-despatch4.php |archive-date=7 April 2014 }} besides 'Tea Tourism' for tourists who prefer serenity and novelty to the hustle-bustle of established tourist destinations.{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050712/asp/northeast/story_4976669.asp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | first=Ripunjoy | last=Das | title=Tea belt takes to heritage tourism | date=12 July 2005 | access-date=4 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072704/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050712/asp/northeast/story_4976669.asp | archive-date=7 April 2014 | url-status=dead }} Some important tourist sites of the city are:

• Jagannath Temple, Dibrugarh
• Boga Baba Mazhar
• Raidongia Doul
• Bezor Doul
• Moiramora Doul

File:Dibrugarh Airport Complex.jpg

Dibrugarh Airport, which is located around 15 km from Dibrugarh town at Mohanbari. Airlines operating from the airport are Air India, IndiGo, Vistara, SpiceJet and Pawan Hans. IndiGo connects Dibrugarh daily with Delhi via Kolkata and another non-stop to Delhi while in return via Guwahati. SpiceJet connects Dibrugarh daily with Guwahati and Kolkata. In 2013, Dibrugarh airport was provided with night landing facility.[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep2013/at09 Mohanbari Airport ready for night landing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223532/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep2013%2Fat09 |date=4 October 2013 }}. Assamtribune.com (20 September 2013). Retrieved 3 October 2013. Commercial operation of aerobridges have also started in this airport.[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/showpage.asp?id=oct0313,9,585,1791,828,366 Assam Tribune]Assamtribune.com (2 October 2013). Retrieved 3 October 2013 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230933/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/showpage.asp?id=oct0313,9,585,1791,828,366 |date=4 October 2013 }}.

File:New Dibrugarh Railway Station Complex.jpg

Dibrugarh holds a prominent place in the history of Indian Railways with the first railway services of the entire North-East India starting from here. On 1 May 1882, the first train rolled down the tracks from Streamerghat at Dibrugarh. On 15 May 1882, it was extended up to Dinjan. On 23 December that year goods train up to Chabua was introduced. On 18 February 1884, at 7:20 am, the then Chief Commissioner of Assam Sir Charles Illiot flagged off the first passenger train from Reehabari rail station (now Dibrugarh Town Railway station) to Ledo with 400 European and Indian passengers. As per the Centenary Souvenir of the Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited published in 1991, the said company, being the pioneer in building Dibru–Sadiya Railway, described the entire history of railway development from Dibrugarh.[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun1710/state07 Dibrugarh Rly Station denied heritage status] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221528/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jun1710%2Fstate07 |date=4 October 2013 }}. Assamtribune.com (17 June 2010). Retrieved 3 October 2013.

Dibrugarh Town and Dibrugarh are two railway stations of the city and also two of the important easternmost railway stations on the map of the Indian Railways connected to some of the important Indian cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi, Trivandrum, Kolkata, Delhi, Kanyakumari etc. through the railways network. The new Dibrugarh railway station has been developed on the outskirts of the city at Banipur. It lies on the Lumding-Dibrugarh section of Tinsukia railway division. It is the biggest railway station in the entire north east spreading over 400 bighas of land and it is 2 km in length. One goods yard is also being developed for loading and unloading of goods along with a truck shed, which can accommodate 25 trucks at a time.{{cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul1211/state05 |title= The Assam Tribune Online|website=www.assamtribune.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514221227/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul1211%2Fstate05 |archive-date=14 May 2014}}

File:Bogibeel Karrengbali paarghat.jpg

Dibrugarh also possesses a developed waterway transportation system along and across the Brahmaputra River, known as the National Waterway 2 which extends from Bangladesh Border to Sadiya. Ferry services link Dibrugarh with Sengajan (Dhemaji District), Panbari (Dhemaji) & Oiram Ghat (near Jonai Dhemaji). From Bogibeel IWT Ghat there are regular ferry Services to Kareng Chapori & Sisi Mukh. Moreover, luxury cruise services are also available from Dibrugarh to Guwahati. The cruise to Dibrugarh passes through Tezpur and the Kaziranga National Park.{{cite web |url=http://www.bharatdarshan.info/guwahati/ |title=Bharat Darshan – Guwahati |access-date=8 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920083046/http://www.bharatdarshan.info/guwahati/ |archive-date=20 September 2013 }}

File:Dibrugarh Govt. Boys' H. S. School, Dibrugarh.jpg

File:Dibrugarh University's entrance gate.jpg]]

file:DHSK College, Dibrugarh.jpg

• Dibrugarh Govt. Boys' Higher Secondary School, Milan Nagar (Estd. 1840)
• Delhi Public School

• DHSK Commerce College
• Dibru College
• Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College
• Gyan Vigyan Academy
• Manohari Devi Kanoi Girls' College
• Salt Brook Academy
• D.H.S.K. Law College
• S.I.P.E. Law College
• Nandalal Borgohain City College
• Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Junior College, Dibrugarh

• Dibrugarh University
• Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University

• Assam Medical College
• Dibrugarh Dental College
• Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh

• Dibrugarh Polytechnic

Dibrugarh has a full-fledged All India Radio centre, All India Radio, Dibrugarh{{cite web|title=All India Radio, Dibrugarh|url=http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/DIBRUGARH/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=Prasar Bharati|access-date=3 August 2013|archive-date=2 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302173327/http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/DIBRUGARH/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=live}} broadcasting in both AM (567 kHz at 529.1 metres of MW) and FM (101.30 MHz) bands airing three transmissions a day{{cite web| url = http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/DIBRUGARH/Pages/default.aspx| title = Get Apps {{!}} Prasar Bharati| access-date = 3 August 2013| archive-date = 2 March 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140302173327/http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/DIBRUGARH/Pages/default.aspx| url-status = live}} along with a 5-minute regional news bulletin at 6:00 pm every day.{{Cite web |url=http://www.newsonair.nic.in/rnu-dibrugarh-details.asp |title=NEWS ON AIR : News on AIR brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics, G-20 summit, Cricket, Sports, Business , State,Formula One in INDIA , Regional Language Audio Bulletins , Regional Language scripts & more |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305062218/http://www.newsonair.nic.in/rnu-dibrugarh-details.asp |archive-date=5 March 2014 |url-status=dead }} All India Radio, Dibrugarh was commissioned way back on 15 February 1968. The station has its studios located at Malakhubosa in Dibrugarh and the high power transmission tower located at Lepetkata near the present Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited site.

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As for television viewing, the second Doordarshan centre of Assam, telecasting programmes in Assamese language, Doordarshan Kendra, Dibrugarh was established in the city in the year 1993. Earlier the Kendra used to telecast Assamese language programmes capsuled in Guwahati beginning 20 December 1991.{{cite web| url = http://ddkguwahati.gov.in/profile.asp| title = Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati| access-date = 1 March 2014| archive-date = 29 July 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130729144228/http://ddkguwahati.gov.in/profile.asp| url-status = live}} The programmes produced in this Kendra are telecast through a high power transmitter.{{cite web |url=http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About%20DD/Doordarshan%20Transmitters/Pages/Assam_c.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306231536/http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About%20DD/Doordarshan%20Transmitters/Pages/Assam_c.aspx |archive-date=6 March 2014 }} Dibrugarh Doordarshan Kendra is contributing programmes to the 'DD North East' channel.{{cite web |url=http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About%20DD/CPC/Pages/CPC.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306231532/http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About%20DD/CPC/Pages/CPC.aspx |archive-date=6 March 2014 }}

Dibrugarh has been a pioneer of newspaper journalism in entire Eastern India with the Times of Assam being the first newspaper published from Dibrugarh in the late nineteenth century. After four decades of publication, Times of Assam ceased to publish and from 1939 The Assam Tribune started its journey from Dibrugarh, which after 7 years of publication from Dibrugarh, shifted to Guwahati. However, this premier English daily of the North-East India, The Assam Tribune is published from Dibrugarh along with Guwahati and The Sentinel is published from Dibrugarh along with four other cities of North-East India. Several vernacular, as well English and Bengali dailies are published from Dibrugarh. Assamese newspapers published from Dibrugarh are Asomiya Pratidin, Janasadharan, Niyomiya Barta, Dainik Asam, Dainik Pratikshan and Pratibimba,[https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113613/http://www.sankarjyoti.com/]. Jugashangkha is a Bengali daily published from Dibrugarh along with Guwahati and Silchar.

Dibrugarh is part of Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency). Sarbananda Sonowal of Bharatiya Janata Party is the current Member of Parliament from Dibrugarh.{{cite web

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}} BJP's Prasanta Phukan is the incumbent MLA of Dibrugarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

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