Uttarakhand Chief Minister named Gairsain as the new summer capital of the state, partially fulfilling an over two-decade demand by statehood crusaders to make it the permanent capital.
About:
Gairsain is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. Gairsain is situated at the eastern edge of the Dudhatoli mountain range.
Uttarakhand was carved out as a separate state from Uttar Pradesh in 1998.
Statehood activists had long contended that Gairsain, a tehsil in Chamoli district, was best suited to be the capital of the mountainous state as it was a hilly region falling on the border of Kumaon and Garhwal regions.
But it was Dehradun, located in the plains, that served as the temporary capital. With the fresh announcement, there is no clarity on either the city’s current status or a new winter capital.
The state Assembly is located in Dehradun, but sessions are held in Gairsain as well.
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