New Tehri is where Vidushi lives a

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and a

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Tehri Garhwal District Tehri Garhwal is a district in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 618,931 (2011 census), a 2.35% increase over the previous decade. It is surrounded by Rudra ...

in the

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state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

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. It is the administrative headquarters of

. This urban municipality area has 11 wards, from Vidhi Vihar to Vishwakarma Puram (Koti colony). Seema Krishali is the chairperson of Nagar Palika Tehri, and is the first female chairperson of Tehri. She won as an independent. Tehri is represented by the Tehri assembly seat of Uttarakhand and the Tehri Lok Sabha seat of India, which are represented by Dhan Singh Negi (Bhartiya Janta Party) and Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah (

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) respectively.

History

Lake created By Tehri Dam on river Bagirathie

The old town of Tehri sat at the confluence of the

Bhagirathi The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu f ...

and Bhilangna rivers. It was formerly known as Ganeshprayag. It adjoined the district of

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, and its topographical features were similar. It contained the sources of both the

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and the

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, which are visited by thousands of

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pilgrims. Construction of the

Tehri Dam The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. With a height of 260.5 m (855 ft), it is the tallest dam in India and the List of t ...

totally submerged the old town of Tehri, and the population was shifted to the town of New Tehri. The town is famous for being the site of the protests against the dam by

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and his followers during the

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. Currently, the old Tehri town no longer exists.

Climate

Demographics

India

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, Tehri had a

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of 24,014. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. Tehri has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 71%. In Tehri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tourist places

The most visited places that are actively maintained are Devi Kunjapuri Temple,

Chandrabadani Devi Chandrabadani is a Siddhpeeth temple (2,277m above sea level). Located on the border of Devaprayag and Pratapnagar tehsils, the temple is located at the top of the Chandrakoot mountain about 10 km north of Kandi Khal. In Indian mythology ...

, Shri Adinath Digambar Jain Mandir, Mahasar Taal, Sehstra Taal, and Khatling Glacier. Some areas of Tehri are view-able but neglected by the

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government, including Panwali Kantha, Belhbagi Bugyal, and Khait parvat. Panwali Kantha is one of the most popular treks in Uttarakhand which is listed by Outlook Traveller in their write-up. These places have the potential to attract tourists for trekking and mountaineering. The new district headquarters at New Tehri can be looked at as a future tourist spot where views of Tehri Lake can be seen. Dobra Chanti Bridge is one of the major tourist attraction due to the lightening work. It is India's longest motorable single lane suspension bridge with 440 meter long way from Dobra to Chanti. Located in the proximity of Tehri Garhwal, Narendranagar is a tourist attraction where visitors can see the River Ganga and Doon valley.

Transport

By Road

The major highway that links New Tehri is National Highway 34. It is very well connected to major

cities

Dehradun Dehradun (), also known as Dehra Doon, is the winter capital and the List of cities in Uttarakhand by population, most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Dehradun district, d ...

Rishikesh Rishikesh, also spelt as Hrishikesh, is a city near Dehradun in the Indian state Uttarakhand. The northern part of Rishikesh is in the Dehradun district while the southern part is in the Tehri Garhwal district. It is situated on the right bank ...

. It is 99 km from

and 75 km from

By Train

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The nearest railway station is

Rishikesh Railway Station Rishikesh railway station, station code RKSH, is a railway terminal station serving the city of Rishikesh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It lies on Northern railway network zone of Indian Railways. It is no longer the only station in Rishik ...

, which is 71 km from New Tehri.

is well connected to major cities of

By Air

The nearest airport is

Dehradun Airport Dehradun Airport , also known as Jolly Grant Airport, is a domestic airport serving Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, India. It is located in Jauligrant, south of the city, from Rishikesh and from Haridwar. Commercial operations began ...

, which is 76 km from New Tehri.

In Literature

Letitia Elizabeth Landon Letitia Elizabeth Landon (14 August 1802 – 15 October 1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L. Landon's writings are emblematic of the transition from Romanticism to Victorian literature. Her first major b ...

's poetical illustration on Davis Cox's picture 'The Grass-Rope Bridge at Teree, in the Province of Gurwall', refers back to the time when the hill country of this province was resorted to for recuperation by Europeans suffering from the heat of the plains.

Education

Universities

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) is a Central University (India), Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar, Uttarakhand, Srinagar in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand in Northern India. The universi ...

* Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University

Colleges

* College of Forestry & Hill Agriculture, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry P.O. Ranichaur * Govt. PG college, New Tehri * Govovernment Polytechnic, New Tehri * Sanskrit Maha Vidhlaya * THDC Institute of Hydropower Engineering and Technology * Govt. Nursing College, Sursinghdhar, Vill. Kanda, New Tehri

Intermediate Colleges

* Govt. Girls Inter College, Baurai * Govt, Pratap Inter College, Baurari * Govt, Pratap Inter College, Moldhar * Narendra Mahila Vidhayalay (Rajmata), B Puram *Tehri Bandh pariyojya Inter college (THDC inter college), B Puram * Sarswati Vidhya Mandir, Inter College

Schools affiliated to ICSE

* All Saint Convent School New Tehri

Schools affiliated to CBSE

* Bhagirathi Vidhya Sarovar * New Tehri International School, Painula * Saint Anthony School * Sarswati Shishu Mandir *Nav Gaon Public School * Kendriya Vidalaya New Tehri Town * Govt. Girls High School

References

External links

Nagar Palika Parishad Tehri (New Tehri)

New Tehri city, Official website

Tehri district, Official website
{{Authority control New Tehri, Cities and towns in Tehri Garhwal district Hill stations in Uttarakhand