UPKAR PRAKASHAN, AGRA–2

By Dr. C. L. Khanna

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CONTENTS

1. Uttarakhand : At a Glance ……………………………………………….. 3–8

2. Struggle Movement for Uttarakhand State ………………………….…… 9–13

3. Geographical Structure of Uttarakhand ……………………..…………… 14–16

4. Forest Resources of Uttarakhand ………………………………………… 17–20

5. Uttarakhand : Irrigation and Climate …………………………..………… 21–21

6. Uttarakhand : Soils …………………………………………………..…… 22–22

7. Minerals of Uttarakhand…………………………………………..……… 23–23

8. Uttarakhand Agriculture and Industry ………………………………....… 24–25

9. Rivers and Lakes of Uttarakhand ………………………………………… 26–27

10. Energy Resources and Dams of Uttarakhand ………………………….… 28–30

11. Uttarakhand : Wild Life ………………………………………………..… 31–32

12. Tribes of Uttarakhand ………………………………………………….… 33–34

13. Uttarakhand : Earthquakes ……………………………………………..… 35–36

14. Human Resources of Uttarakhand ……………………………………..… 37–42

15. Administration of Uttarakhand ……………………………………..…… 43–45

16. Fairs, Festivals and Folk Songs of Uttarakhand …………………….…… 46–46

17. Uttarakhand and Tourism ………………………………………………… 47–51

18. Uttarakhand Transport …………………………………………………… 52–52

19. Uttarakhand : Information Technology ………………………..…….…… 53–53

20. Personalities of Uttarakhand …………………………………………...… 54–55

21. Budget of Uttarakhand…………………………………………….……… 56–56

22. Miscellaneous Facts ……………………………………………………… 57–58

● Multiple Choice Questions ……………………………………….….…… 59–68

UttarakhandGeneral Knowledge

1Uttarakhand : At a Glance

Formation—9th Nov., 2000Capital—DehradunHigh Court—NainitalLocation—Northern frontier province of

country, bounded in the North by Himachal andChina, in East by Nepal, in South by Uttar Pradeshand in West by Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

Frontier States—Himachal, Haryana andUttar Pradesh.

Frontier Countries—Nepal and Tibet (Chinaoccupied).

Length—From East to West 358 km.Breadth—From North to South 320 km.Area—Total area 53,483 km2, Hilly area

47,324 km2 (88% of the total area), Plain area6160 km2 (12% of the total area).

Shape—RectangularRank in Country—According to area—18thAccording to population—20th.According to Density of Population—19thPopulation (2011)—Total population—1,00,86,292 persons (75%

living in remote area)Males—51,37,773Females—49,48,519Infant mortality rate 43 per 1000 live

births (All India rate 57 per 1000 live births)Rural Population (2011)—70,36,954

Males—35,19,042Females—35,17,912

Urban Population (2011)—30,49,338Males—16,18,731Females—14,30,607Percentage of Urban Population—25·7

Scheduled Caste Population (2011)—18,92,516

Males—9,68,586Females—9,23,930

* New Districts

Scheduled Tribe Population (2011)—2,91,903

Males—1,48,669Females—1,43,234

Decadal Increase (2001–11)—Increased Rate—19·17%

Population—0–6 age groupPersons—13,55,814

Female—7,17,199Male—6,38,615Sex-Ratio (0–6)—890

Literacy—79·63%Male Literacy—88·33%Female Literacy—70·70%

Total Literate Population—

Persons—68,80,953

Male—38,63,708

Female—30,17,245Sex Ratio (2011) (Per thousand Male)—

963 female.Population Density (2011) (per sq. km)—

189Divisions—02Districts—(13 + 4*)Tahsils—82Sub Tahsils—07Cities—86Development Blocks—95Nyay Panchayat—670Gram Panchayat—7555Municipal Nigam—3Nagar Palika Parishad—30Nagar Panchayat—30Total no. of Villages—16,826Inhabited Villages—15,761Non-Habitated Villages—1065

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Geographical Situation—28°–43′ North to31°–27′ North lat. and 77°–34′ East to 81°–02′ E.long.

State Emblem—In a circular form threemountain ranges above Ashoka’s Pillar, below thepillar Ganga Waves.

Main Tribes—Bhotia, Buxa, Jaunsari, Ragi,Yak and Vanrawats.

Climate—Cold.

Area receiving Maximum Rainfall—Mussoorie.

Highest Peak—Nanda Devi

Forest Area (2010-11)—34,651 sq. km(64·79%)

Reserved Forests—24,643 km2

Protected Forests—9,885 km2

Private Forests (Municipal and Canton-ment)—123 km2

Barren and unculturable Land—2,24,480

Land under Non-Agricultural uses—2,16,534 hectare

Current fallow—35,161 hectare

Net Area Sown—7,53,711 hectare

Gross Cropped Area—12,12,342 hectare

Permanent Pasture—2,29,322 hectare(4·05%)

Net irrigated Area—3,40,129 hectare

Gross irrigated Area—5,69,769 hectare

Tourist Types—Religious, Cultural andMountaineering.

Per Capita Income— 92,607 (2013)

Electricity Generated—4,126 MW.

Capacity of Electric Installation—1,305MW.

Electrified Villages—15,270

Forest Medicines—Near about 2000 herbsand herbaceous.

Total Annual Revenue Received— 420crore (approximately)

Total Loan— 3000 crore (Approximately)

Post Offices—2,718

Telephone Exchange—459

* These are newly created district on 1 January, 2012.

Junior Basic School—15,644Senior School—4,296High School/Inter Colleges—2,439Polytechnique Colleges—37I.T.I.—106Energised Pump Sets/Tubewells—21,040Kutir Jyoti Connections—2,20,426Average Rainfall—185 cmSummer Temperature—20°–30° CWinter Temperature—05°–10° CLok Sabha Members—05

Lok Sabha Constituencies—Garhwal,Almora, Nainital, Tehri and Haridwar (Reserved)

Members of Rajya Sabha—03

Dialect—Hindi and other regional languages,Kumaoni and Garhwali and its sub-dialects.

Main Rivers—Ganga, Yamuna, Tons, Kali,Gori, Kosi, Alaknanda, Saryu, Bhagirathi, RamGanga etc.

No. of Districts—(1) Garhwal, (2) TehriGarhwal, (3) Uttarkashi, (4) Almora, (5) Pithora-garh, (6) Chamoli, (7) Rudra Prayag, (8) Dehra-dun, (9) Champawat, (10) Nainital, (11) Bage-shwar, (12) Udham Singh Nagar, (13) Haridwar,(14) Kotdwar*, (15) Yamunotri*, (16) Ranikhet*,(17) Didihat*.

Densely Populated District (2011)—Hari-dwar (18,90,422).

Least Populated District (2011)—Champa-wat (2,59,648).

Biggest District (Area)—Chamoli (8,030km2).

Smallest District (Area)—Champawat(1,766 km2).

Maximum Literacy—Dehradun 85·24%

Male Literacy—94·97 (Rudra Prayag)

Female Literacy—79·61 (Dehradun)

Minimum Literacy—Udham Singh Nagar(74.44%).

Male—82·26 (Haridwar)

Female—61·77 (Tehri Garhwal)

Maximum Female Literacy—Dehradun(79·61%).

Least Female Literacy—Tehri Garhwal(61·77%).

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No. of MLA’s at the time of formation ofAssembly 31 (22 MLA’s from hilly tract ofUttarakhand + 9 MLC of Uttar Pradesh VidhanParishad at that time).

Vidhan Mandal—Unitary System

Members of Legislative Assembly—70 + 1= 71

Railway Stations—Kathgodam, Haldwani,Lal Kua, Bajpur, Tanakpur, Roorkee, Haridwar,Kashipur, Ram Nagar, Dehradun and Rishikesh.

Source of Income—Tourist, Hydel, Minerals,Forestry and Horticulture.

Other Sources of Income—Fruits, Flowers,Fodder, Mushroom, Fishing, Silk and Kasturi andHerbs.

Folk Song—Pandav, Bad-Badini, Long,Mailab and Bhagnol.

Folk Dance—Chokula, Jhumaleo, Jaggar,Jhoda, Chanchri, Chholia, Bhotia Raso and HukariBoll.

Tourist Places—Badri Nath, Mussoorie,Ranikhet, Nainital, Kedar Nath, Gangotri,Yamunotri, Hemkund, Sahib, Almora, Haridwar,Rishikesh, Chakrata, Pithoragarh.

National Park—06 (Carbett, Nanda-Devi,Flowers Valley, Rajaji, Gangotri, Govind NationalPark.

Bird Sanctuary—08 (Govind, Kedar Nath,Ascot-Sona, Sona, Nadi, Winsor and Mussoorie.

Important Wild Animals—1. Tiger, 2. Leo-pard, 3. Elephant, 4. Musk Deer, 5. Black Bear,6. Sloth Bear.

Minerals—Magnesite, Dolomite, Granite,Graphite, Phosphorite, Berite, Gypsum, Limestone,Copper, etc.

Important Rivers—Alaknanda, Kali orSarda, Kali Ganga, Dhauliganga, Nandankini,West Ramganga, Pindar, East Ramganga, Bhagi-rathi, Bhilangana, Mandankini, Yamuna.

Main Industries—Electronic, paper, furni-ture, woollen cloths, sports material, handloom,fruit processing and sugar industry.

Army Regiment in Uttarakhand—02(Kumaon and Garhwal Regiment).

State Accounts Open— 2192·08 crore on9th Nov., 2000

Status of State—1st April, 2001 (11th State)State Animal—Musk-deerState Bird—MonalState Flower—Braham KamalUniversities—16Aerodrome—Jolly Grant (Dehradun), Pant

Nagar (Udham Singh Nagar), Naini-saini(Pithoragarh), Gaucherie (Chamoli), Chingalisa(Uttarkashi)

Chief Minister—Harish RawatGovernor—Aziz QureshiDGP—B. S. SidhuChief Justice—K. M. JosephChief Secretary—Shubash KumarLokayukta—Justice M. M. Ghildyal

First Person in Uttarakhand● First highest Gallantary Award Param-Vir-

Chakra —Major Som Nath Sharma(Posthumously)

● First woman of India who climbed over theEverest —Bachhendri Pal

● First freedom fighter from Uttarakhand—Kalu Mahra (In the revolution of the first

freedom fighter of 1857 at Lohaghat)● First freedom fighter from Uttarakhand who

went to Jail —Mohan Singh Mehta● First freedom fighter woman from Uttara-

khand who went to Jail —Bishni Devi Shah● First woman member of Public Service Com-

mission of Uttarakhand —Dr. Sudha Pandey

● First Mahapaur (Mayor) of only DehradunNagar Nigam —Manorama Sharma Doberial

● First founder woman of Chipko Movement

honoured by first Vriksh Mitra ·o~{kfe(‚award —Gaura Devi

● First I. A. S. woman of Uttarakhand—Jyoti Rao Pandey

● First Bharat Ratna awardee—Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant

● First awardee of Gandhi Community Award—Swami Ram

● First Raman-Magsasay Prize awardee—Chandi Prasad Bhatt

● First Governor —Surjeet Singh Barnala

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● First Chief Minister —Nitya Nand Swami

● First elected (Congress) Chairman of Vidhan-Sabha —Yash Pal Arya

● First Chief Justice —Ashok A. Desai● First Director General of Police

—Ashok Kant Saran● First Lokayukth

—Justice Syed Hyder Abbas Raza● First Chief Secretary —Ajai Vikram Singh

● First Chairman of the Public Service Commi-ssion of Uttarakhand —N. P. Nawani

● First Advocate General —R. P. Mathani

● First Chairman of the State Electricity Board

—Diwaker Deo● First Education Secretary —N. Ravishankar

● First Chairman of the Scheduled Caste/Sche-duled Tribe and Backward Tribe Commis-sion —Girish Lal Tamata

● First Chief of the Army in Uttarakhand

—Bipin Chand Joshi

● First Mayor of the only Nagar-Nigam ofUttarakhand

—Smt. Manorma Sharma Doberiyal

● First Chairman of the Women Commission ofUttarakhand —Dr. (Smt.) Santosh Chauhan

Others● Second Chief Minister

—Bhagat Singh Koshiyari● Third Chief Minister —Narain Dutt Tiwari

● Fourth Chief Minister

—Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri● Fifth Chief Minister —Ramesh Pokhariyal

● Sixth Chief Minister —Vijay Bahuguna● Second Chief Justice

—Justice Saros Homi Kaparia● Second Governor —Sudershan Agarwal● Third Governor (in charge)

—T. V. Rajeshwar● Fourth Governor —B. L. Joshi

● Fifth Governor —Margret Allva

● Sixth Governor —Aziz Qureshi

Other Facts● First National Park of India Hailey Park

(1935), Now Corbett National Park is situatedat Ram Nagar in Nainital district.

● The famous rivers known as Sas and Bahu ofDev Prayag are Bhagirathi (Sas) andAlaknanda (Bahu).

● Sarda and Kali rivers emerge from the MilamGlacier of Pithoragarh.

● Uttarakhand forest development corporationwas formed 1st April, 2001.

● The first session of Uttarakhand VidhanSabha was held on 9th January, 2001.

● The first election of Uttarakhand VidhanSabha was held in February 2002.

● The status of special state to Uttarakhand wasassigned on 2nd May, 2001, but was effectivefrom 1st April, 2001.

● In State Assembly three seats are reserved forscheduled tribe, these are Chakrata(Dehradun), Khateema (Udham Singh Nagar)and Dharchula (Pithoragarh).

● National Academy of Public Administrationis located at Mussoorie.

● Uttarakhand Administrative Training Aca-demy is located at Nainital.

● Uttarakhand State Education Research andTraining Council was established in 2002 atNarendra Nagar, the historical city ofGarhwal.

● The first agricultural university of the countryis at Pant Nagar which was established on17th November, 1960 by the Prime MinisterPt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. It is known as aGovind Ballabh Pant agricultural and techno-logy university.

● Chipko movement was started on 1st March,1973 from Gopeshwar from Chamoli District,but in 1974 the labourers of Simon SportsGoods factory of Allahabad came to cut offthe trees in protest of that the Chipko wasborn at Rari village. In Rari village, 65 kmaway from Joshimath the women leadershipwas taken by Gauri Devi in 1974.

● Kanchula Kustoori Musk-deer fertility andprotection centre in at Chamoli.

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Symbol of Main Cities● Queen of Lakes —Nainital

● Gateway of Kumaon —Kathgodam

● Queen of Hills —Mussoorie

● Saint City —Rishikesh

● Small Kashmir —Pithoragarh

● Switzerland of India —Kausani

● City of Temples —Dwarahat

● Piligrim Cities —Kumbh Nagar, Gangadwarand Holy city Haridwar

● Gate of Garhwal —Kotdwar

● House of Bal-Mithai —Almora

● Katyuri Valley —Baijnath

● Doon, Liechi Nagar, Military

city, forest city —Dehradun

● For the security and increase in no. of Pantherthe tiger project was started at CorbettNational Park in 1973.

● Manhroori Musk-deer Research Centre wasestablished in 1977.

● Monal is a national bird of not onlyUttarakhand but also of Himachal Pradesh.

● Braham Kamal the state flower of Uttara-khand, as per its name does not grow lakesand tanks, but grows in harder rocks and inaccessible areas of high mountains.

● The scientific name of State tree Burans isRodedendron Arborium.

● In Uttarakhand Mahatma Gandhi visitedKumaon from 14th June, 1929 to 2nd July,1929 and to Garhwal from 16th October to24th October, 1929.

● The biggest plant of the world i.e. Chilli wasplanted by Sri Kishan Chand Joshi at Almora.It was 660 cm. high, 93 cm broad, with 250cm. of its circumference. It is written in theGunnies book of World record.

● Dr. Harshwanti Bhist is renowned for NandaDevi women expedition of 1981. She wasawarded the Arjun Puraskar.

● Bacchendri Pal is the first Indian woman whoclimbed the Mt. Everest. She completed theMt. Everest expendition on 23rd May, 1984.

● To establish the World record in Hindi Short-hand as well as its name in the Gunnies Bookof the World record is Dr. Gopal Dutt Bhist ofAlmora district.

● Mountain Art centre was established in 1968at Delhi by Mohan Upretti.

● In 2000, Dehradun Railway Station completedits 100 years of establishment.

● Ranchandi temple of Kumaon is situated atKatramal Almora.

● Tehri Dam Project is fifth in the world andthe biggest in the Asia.

● Bimal industry of Dhalwala is the first indus-try of Uttarakhand who got the 1st certificateof ISO 14001 and ISO 9002.

● Nanda Devi has been declared the secondBiological Reserved Area.

● The known Uttarakhand Maula Ram paintingMuseum is located at Sri Nagar.

● Badri Nath Dham, the one of the fourreligious places of India is situated in Chamolidistrict.

● Mussoorie of Uttarakhand has been assignedas a beautiful hill station of the world.

● Valley of flowers is situated in Chamolidistrict of Uttarakhand.

● Doon Public School one of the known Publicschools of the country was founded by C. R.Das.

● First I. T. Hindi Lab. of the country has beenestablished at Dehradun, in collaboration ofMicrosoft Corporation Ltd.

● Measured and unmeasured scale at Uttara-khand is Nali and Mutthi.

● For the appointment for the state services ofUttarakhand, a state level Public ServiceCommission was established in April 2001.There are four members of Commission, withits headquarter Haridwar.

● In order to bring the transparency of theworking of state assembly, a website of theUttarakhand Vidhan Sabha has been prepared.Its inauguration was done by Prakash Pant,then Chairman of Vidhan Sabha on 4th May,2001, before the commencement of the Budget

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