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UTTARAKHAND Location of Map of

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● Status of State: 9 November 2000 ● Capital: ● Number of District : 13 ● Chief Minister: ● : ● High court: ● Chief Justice: Ramesh Ranganathan ● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 71 ● Seats : 5 ● Seats : 3 Boundaries

● It borders Autonomous Region of to the north; the Sudurpashchim Pradesh of to the east; the Indian states of to the south and to the west and north-west. ● The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon Image Source: Maps of India State Symbols

● State Animal: ● State Bird: ● State Flower: Brahma Kamal ● State Tree: Burans National Parks

There are 6 national parks in Uttarakhand

● National Park ● National Park ● Govind National Park ● National Park ● ● of Flowers National Park History of Uttarakhand

● Uttarakhand was formed by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 with the bifurcation of erstwhile Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000. Uttarakhand became the 27th state of the Republic of India. ● Nityanand Swami was the first chief minister of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, named Uttaranchal during his administration serving from 9 November 2000 to 29 October 2001. Geography

● Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,483 km2 (20,650 sq mi), of which 86% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. ● Two of the most important rivers in originate in the glaciers of Uttarakhand, the at Gangotri and the at . Following the 2017 Legislative Assembly election, on 18 March 2017 Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn as the 8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for the 4th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (2017–22).

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● Tehri : is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. ● : The Ichari Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the 13 km (8 mi) north of in Uttarakhand, India. ● Dhauliganga Dam: The Dhauliganga Dam is a concrete face rock and earth- fill embankment dam on the near . ● Dam: The , also known as the Kalagarh Dam, is an embankment dam on the Ramganga River upstream of Kalagarh in , Uttarakhand, India. It is located within the Jim Corbett National Park. General Facts

● Uttarakhand is often referred to as the "Devabhumi" (literally "Land of the Gods") due to numerous Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state. ● According to the , Uttarakhand has a population of 10,086,292, making it the 20th most populous state in India. ● The state hosts the in Jim Corbett National Park, the oldest national park of the Indian subcontinent. ● : , , , Nainital, , Nagar ● : Chamoli, Dehradun, , Pauri Garhwal (commonly known as Pauri), , Tehri Garhwal (commonly known as Tehri), ● The following Indian Forest Act of 1878 put Indian forestry on a solid scientific basis. A direct consequence was the founding of the Imperial Forest School at Dehradun by in 1878. Renamed the 'Imperial Forest Research Institute' in 1906, it is now known as the Forest Research Institute. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks : 1939 and 1982 GI Tags of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Tejpat Festivals & Fairs of Uttarakhand

Kumbh Mela: Haridwar Bhaitauli/ Harela Festivals of Uttarakhand

Hilljatra: The Hilljatra, which is Bissu Mela: The Bissu Mela is being celebrated in some parts of celebrated by the Jaunsari tribe of . to pay gratitude for a good harvest season.

● The Chipko movement was a forest conservation movement in India. ● It began in 1970s in Uttarakhand, then a part of Uttar Pradesh(at the foothills of ) and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world. ● Gaura Devi was the main activist who started this movement other participants were , , and Ghanshyam Raturi, the popular Chipko poet. Chota

● The is an important Hindu pilgrimage circuit. ● Located in the Garhwal region of the state of Uttarakhand (formerly the northwestern section of Uttar Pradesh), the circuit consists of four sites— Yamunotri, Gangotri, , and .

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