The District Gazetteer of Uttaranchal

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The present work, happens to be the first comprehensive work on the districts of Uttaranchal State. All the informations about tourist points, minerals and ores occurrences has been incorporated with much care. The editor has delineated the data and discussed the central theme quite exhaustively and explicitly in case of each district. The volume contains worth knowing following information about each district in Uttaranchal. Location and area; History; Population; Languages and religion; Geography and physical features; Rivers, canals and waterways; Towns, villages and amenities; Communications; Agriculture and irrigation; Animal husbandry; Industries; Trade, commerce and export; Tourism; Fairs and festivals; Education; Medical; Media; Administration; Minerals and occurrences; Disastrous weather events; Observational organisation; Planned development etc.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.C. Bhatt

Veteran and journalist, S.C. Bhatt has been whatching and writing about the problems which often appear as intractable but are finally resolved. He has headed a number of media organisation in the course of his career, from the News Services Divisionof AIR to the DAVP, and from the Publicatiosn Divison to the Rand R Division. He has written extensively on current problems and issue of several books like, The Great Divide:-Muslim Separatism and Partition; The Triangle: India-Nepal-China; Satellite Invasion of India, Broadcast Journalism: Basic Principles; Indian Press Since 1955, Scholar Statesman: Shanker Dayal Sharma- A Biography among others. He has also edited The Encyclopaedic District Gazetteers of India, a volumious work of its own kind.