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Guwahati (GOO-wah-hah-tee) is the main centre for shopping, retail and business in the Northeast, attracting people from all over the region and even Bhutan. The slow, meandering Brahmaputra River is a focal point of the city while the lush hills of the Shillong Plateau provide a verdant backdrop for the suburbs. However, the city’s pleasant environment is somewhat offset by inadequate regional investment, evident in the lack of reliable drainage, which leads to frequent flooding during the monsoon season, as well as by low air quality. Nevertheless, despite its average infrastructure, Guwahati has attracted private investors, resulting in a surge of shopping malls and high-quality condominiums that have elevated the city’s economic profile. The end of Assam’s decades-long insurgency has further contributed to this economic upswing. Excavations trace the origins of the city to around the 4th century and it was the capital of Assam until the 10th century.