Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Know Your State #35 Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand


Establishment Year

  • 9 November 2000
Capital

  • Dehradun
Tourism Slogan

  • Exploring Uttarakhand
Number of District

  • 13
Official Language

  • Hindi
High Court

  • Uttarakhand High Court
Chief Justice

  • Justice K. M. Joseph
Governor

  • Krishan Kant Paul
CM

  • Trivendra Singh Rawat (BJP)
Literacy

  • 79.63%
Heritage Site

  • Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Airport

  1. Bharkot Airport
  2. Jolly Grant Airport
  3. Pantnagar Airport

Tribe

  1. Danuar Rai
  2. Bote
  3. Kuswaric Majhi
  4. Darai
  5. Tharu
  6. Hill Khadiya/Bankariya
  7. Rajbansi
  8. Kisan

Folk dance

  1. Barada Nati
  2. Bhotiya Dance
  3. Chancheri
  4. Chhapeli
  5. Choliya Dance
  6. Jagars
  7. Jhora
  8. Langvir Dance
  9. Langvir Nritya
  10. Pandav Nritya
  11. Ramola
  12. Shotiya Tribal Folk Dances
  13. Thali-Jadda
  14. Jhainta 

Animal

  • Alpine Musk Deer
Bird

  • Himalayan Monal
Flower

  • Brahma Kamal
Tree

  • Burans
Festival

  1. Basant Panchami
  2. Bhitauli
  3. Harela
  4. Phool Dei
  5. Batsavitr
  6. Ganga Dusshera or Dasar
  7. Dikar Puja
  8. Olgia or Ghee Sankranti
  9. Khatarua
  10. Ghuian Ekadashi
  11. Chhipla Jaat
  12. Kandali
  13. Janopunya
  14. Kumaon Holi (including Khari Holi and Baithaki Holi)
  15. Makar Sankranti 

Lake

  1. Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake)
  2. Bhimtal Lake
  3. Bhullatal Lake
  4. Deoria Tal
  5. Dodital
  6. Homkund
  7. Kedartal
  8. Lakes of Kumaon hills
  9. Nainital Lake
  10. Naukuchiatal
  11. Panna Tal
  12. Roopkund
  13. Satopanth Tal
  14. Sattal

River

  1. Alaknanda River
  2. Asan Barrage
  3. Assan River
  4. Baur River
  5. Bhagirathi River
  6. Bhilangna River
  7. Darma River
  8. Dhauliganga River
  9. Ganges
  10. Gaula River (India)
  11. Gola River
  12. Gori Ganga
  13. Jadh Ganga
  14. Jahnavi River
  15. Kalapani River
  16. Lakshman Ganga
  17. Mandakini River
  18. Pindar River
  19. Ramganga
  20. River Pushpawati
  21. Saraswati River (Uttarakhand)
  22. Sarju River
  23. Sharda River
  24. Song river (Dehradun)
  25. Template:Hydrography of Uttarakhand
  26. Tons River
  27. Vasukiganga River
  28. Yamuna

Dam

  1. Lakhwa Barrage
  2. Dhauligange Dam
  3. Gusain Dam
  4. Lakhwar Dam
  5. Ramgange Dam
  6. Tehri Dam
  7. Koteshwar Dam
  8. Tapovan Vishnugad Dam

Waterfall

  1. Birthi Falls
  2. Corbett Falls
  3. Gauri Kund
  4. Kempty Falls
  5. Pushpawati Falls
  6. Surya Kund
  7. Tapta Kund
  8. Tiger Falls
  9. Vasudhara Falls
  10. Neer garh Falls

Zoological Park

  • Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital
Wildlife Sanctuary

  1. Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve
  2. Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary
  3. Binsar
  4. Jim Corbett National Park
  5. Valley of Flowers National Park
  6. Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary
  7. Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary
  8. Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary

Tiger Reserve

  1. Corbett Tiger Reserve
  2. Rajaji Tiger reserve

Gas Based Power plant

  1. Khashipur Shravanthi CCPP
  2. Beta Infratech CCPP
  3. Gama Infraprop CCPP

Hydroelectric Power Station

  1. Tehri Dam
  2. Koteshwar Dam
  3. Dhauliganga-I
  4. Tanakpur


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