Sonapur, Assam
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Sonapur is a village in the Dimoria block of Kamrup Metropolitan district
in the India
n state of Assam
. Sonapur is situated at National Highway 37
on the river Diguru, which flows into the Kalang river close to its embouchure into the Brahmaputra. The vicinity to the rivers produces problems with Malaria
., why there is a field station of the National Institute of Malaria Research
Kamrup Metropolitan district
Kamrup Metropolitan is one of the 27 districts in Assam state in north-eastern India.-Geography:Administrative headquarters of Kamrup Metropolitan district is at Guwahati city...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. Sonapur is situated at National Highway 37
National Highway 37 (India)
National Highway 37 is a National Highway in India that runs across Assam state in India. The Total length of NH 37 is .- Route :National Highway 37 branches off from NH 31 as NH 31B, crosses the Brahmaputra River at Goalpara and traverses the entire width of Assam state along the South of the River...
on the river Diguru, which flows into the Kalang river close to its embouchure into the Brahmaputra. The vicinity to the rivers produces problems with Malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
., why there is a field station of the National Institute of Malaria Research
National Institute of Malaria Research
The National Institute of Malaria Research , New Delhi, is an autonomous body under the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India. established in 1977 as 'Malaria Research Centre', which was renamed as 'National Institute of Malaria Research' in November 2005...