Jatinga, Assam, India - The Mystery of Bird Suicides

 ABOUT

    Jatinga is a village located in Dima Hasao District (DHD), Assam, India. It is 330 km South of Guwahati.  It is a popular tourist spot which is easily accessible by train, buses, taxis and auto-rikshaws. It is famous due to some of the local birds along with the migratory ones and commit suicide there so-called hara-kiri. Hence it is also known as valley of death for birds. The place is very beautiful with scenic mountains surrounding it. The village is inhabited by about 2500 Khasi-Pnar  tribal people and few Dimasa people. The average temperature of this place is 21.6 degree Celsius.

 

    VISITING INFORMATION :-

 

        Timings:-     At any time but we will prefer in winter at 7 pm to 10 pm.

        Fees:-           None.

 

    HOW TO REACH THE PLACE :- 

         

•         AIR:-          The nearest airport is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport at a distance of 369 km. One can take a bus or cab for a further journey.

•         TRAIN:-     One can travel to Guwahati by rail, road or air and then take the Shatabdi Express to Lumding and continue travelling on the Hill Queen to Lower Haflong Junction.

•         ROAD:-      State government buses and even private buses are available. So, you can choose any of them. If you are in a nearby area, then you can opt for rickshaws too.
  

     

HISTORY

    The mystery had been known to the public since a long time. It was first noticed by villagers in 1905 when they were on the search of a buffalo allegedly killed by a tiger. At that time, they found the birds would fly in one direction towards the light and then drop dead. This thing usually happened when the monsoon ends and when there would be fog and low visibility. 

    The death story of the birds spread far and wide as villagers started believing about evil spirits. Popularity increased when tourists started visiting there. Scientist came there and gave their explanation as below. 

Scientific Explanation

    There is no definite conclusion found over the years but some of the experts have suggested that the phenomenon happened due to the earth's magnetism in that area which affected the central nervous system of the birds like Little Egret, Pond Heron and Black Bittern which were usually found dropped down there.

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    Well, we have seen about the mysterious place in Assam with its location and its history. So, what do you think is this really paranormal happening or science playing tricks? 

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LOCATION

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