TEHRI
The beautiful Tehri
Garhwal was once the centre place of ecomomic activities and politics
during the time of the King Of Garhwal.
Today the district is in the limelight because of the controversial "Tehri
Dam Project".
The headqurter of tehri is situated in New Tehri , which is a newly
well planned town.
Four major rivers ,Bhagirathi Bhilangna, Alaknanda, Ganga and Yamuna
flows through the district. Tehri's immediate neighbouring district
are Dehradun, Pauri , Uttarkashi , Chamoli and Rudraprayag.
Sites and
Temples In Tehri
Gautam Rishi's Temple
The temple
is situated at a distance of 8 Kms. from Tehri on the way to
Dehradun-Saharanpur Road. As this place is associated with the saga
Gautam it has a great religious significance among the devotees. It is
said that a holy dip in the Ashram's "sarovar" is equal to the dip in
the holy river "Ganga
".
Every year thousands of devotees visit the temple in the month of
April and October, when a big fair takes place here.
Festivals In
Tehri
Chandrabadni Mela
This mela
(Fair) is held every year in the month of April to Sep. last at the
Ashram of Rishi (saga)Gautam. An epic tale is associated with place
therefore it has a great religious importance among the devotees.
Every year thousand of pilgrims throng to this place for the holy dip
in the sacred "sarovar" .
it is said that a dip in this sarovar has the same significance as a
dip in the holy river Ganga.
Distance From
Tehri
|
Railway |
Rishikesh and
Dehradun, well connected with Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi , Amritsar,
Howrah, Bombay, Morabad, Nainital etc. |
|
Nearest
airpoint |
Jolly Grant,at
a distance of 100 Kms. |
|
Road :- |
Tehri is well
connected with Dehradun, Massoorie,Rishikesh and town and have an
excelent bus service. |
Excursion From
Tehri
Kempty Fall
The famous Kempty fall is situated at a distance of about 15 Kms. from
the hill station Mussoorie on
the way to Yamunotri
This famous , fascinating and the beautiful water fall is located in a
beautiful valley .This tourist place attracts thousands of tourist
every year from all over India and Abroad.A must visiting place for
tourists.
Directory Of
Tehri
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For General tourist
information please contact
Regional Tourist
Officer,
Mall Road,
Almora,Uttaranchal, India
- 263 601.
Contact No. 91-5962-30180
Accomodation In
Tehri
|
Forest Rest
House |
Contact No. |
|
Circuit House |
Contact No. |
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Zila Panchayat
Dak Bungalow |
Contact No. |
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P.W.D.
Inspection House |
Contact No. |
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Tourist Rest
House |
Not Available |
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Tourist Rest
House |
Not Available |
In addition to the above mentioned Rest/Guest Houses there are
many private Hotels and Resorts.
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General Information Of
Tehri:-
Total Area: 4421 sq. kms.
Total Population: 5,20,214
Altitude: 1550 Mts. to 1950 Mts. (Above the sea level)
Temperature:-
23-28 Degree in Summer
03-10 Degree in Winter
Clothing :
Summer- Cottons/ light woolens (some times)
Winter - Heavy Coolness
Languages : Hindi, English and Garhwali.
Totla Literate -
2,04,505
Total Villeges - 1827
No. of Tehsils - 5
Blocks No - 9
Nyaya Panchayat - 76
Gram Sabha - 762
Nagar Palika Parishad - 2
Nagar Panchayat - 4
Police Station - 6
Post Office - 305
