GAIRSAIN "EMPOWER IAS"

In news:

• Recently, the Uttarakhand Government named Gairsain as the new summer capital of the state. A summer capital is a city used as an administrative capital during extended periods of particularly hot weather.

 

 

About Gairsain:

• Uttarakhand separated from Uttar Pradesh in 1998.  Dehradun has been the temporary capital of the state since it attained statehood and still houses the chief minister’s residence, Raj Bhavan and MLA residences.
• The state Assembly is located in Dehradun but sessions are held in Gairsain as well.
• As per the state govt Gairsain, a tehsil in Chamoli district, was best suited to be the capital as it was a hilly region falling on the border of Kumaon and Garhwal regions.
• It is emerging as a tourist place and it is also a part of the major route connecting Garhwal with the Kumaon region.
• It is the site of the source of the Ramganga River which rises near the Dudhatoli Parvat.
• The famous tourist attractions are the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Badrinath, Vasundhara Falls, etc.