Tell some amazing fact about Uttarakhand ?

According to the locals, as many as 50,000 mine workers died an agonizing death due to the wrongful mining practices at the Dehar Mines in 1990.

Brahma Kamal, the state flower of Uttarakhand in India is among the most popular flowers seen in the Himalayas. This flower is the best example of the flowers and plant life in the alpine environments at the upper reaches of the range of mountains.

Chipko Movement, started in 1970’s, was a non violent movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees and forests from being destroyed. The villagers used to hug the trees and protect them from wood cutters from cutting them. Chipko movement was based on the Gandhian philosophy of peaceful resistance to achieve the goals.

Locals have reported sinister cry and wailing at night, presumably of those dead workers who haunt the now-abandoned Dehar Mines.

The thick curved roots of these plants are used as regional medication for paralysis of the limbs and cerebral anemia.

Apart from the cursed Dehar Mines, Abbott Mount in Champawat district is another haunted place in Uttarakhand.

The landmark event in this struggle took place on March 26, 1974, when a group of female peasants in Reni village, Hemwalghati, in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, acted to prevent the cutting of trees and reclaim their traditional forest rights that were threatened by the contractor system of the state Forest Department, and transpired hundreds of such grassroots level actions, throughout the region.

It is widely seen in the locations like Himalayan mountain varieties of Uttarakhand and likewise The Valley of Flowers National Park

It is believed that in one of the bungalows at Abbott Mount a doctor by the name of Morrison used to perform some dreadful and horrifying experiments on the locals in the 1920s.

The Biggest Dam of India- Tehri Dam

The locals believe the spirits of those patients haunts in ‘Mukti Kothri’ (Bunglow of Salvation) – one of the rooms of the old bungalow.

Tehri Dam is located on the Bhagirathi River; Tehri Dam is the greatest dam in India, with a height of 261 meters and the eighth tallest dam worldwide.

Sanskrit is one the oldest language in the world and the sacred language in Hinduism and lingua franca of ancient and medieval India. Apart from religious texts, Sanskrit literature encompasses a rich tradition of poetry and drama as well as scientific, technical, philosophical texts.

Uttarakhand is the only state in India that has Sanskrit as one of the two official languages (other being Hindi) of the state. This makes sense as Uttarakhand, often called Devbhumi, is home to various revered temples and shrines from the ancient and medieval era including the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage.

The high rock and earth-fill embankment dam very first phase was finished in 2006 and other 2 stages are under building. The Dam water tank use for watering, community water supply and the generation of 1,000 MW of hydroelectricity.

Uttarakhand is one of the most beautiful states in India. However, the scenic beauty is just an attractive facade to the intriguing mythological past of the region

5. Champawat Tiger who claimed 450 lives

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national forest in India and was developed in 1936 as Hailey National Park to safeguard the endangered Bengal tiger. It is situated in Nainital district of Uttarakhand State, India and was called after Jim Corbett who played an essential function in its facility.

First PVC (Param Veer Chakra) came from this land.

Champawat Tiger was a notorious man-eater female tiger that roams the forest of Champawat and is responsible for claiming more than 450 lives in Nepal and Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

The tigress killing spree earned her a spot in Guinness Book of Records as the highest number of fatalities from a tiger.

Yes, you heard that right. Significant Som Nath Sharma, PVC (1923-- 1947) was the very first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, the greatest Indian gallantry award. He was granted the medal posthumously for his bravery in the Kashmir operations in November 1947. He passed away while kicking out Pakistani moles and raiders from Srinagar Airport throughout the Indo-Pak war of 1947-48 in Kashmir. He came from the 4th Kumaon Regiment.

It is widely believed that the Kedarnath disaster that took more than 5,000 lives in 2013 was because of the shifting of revered Dhari Devi statue from its original location – a small island on the Alaknanda River.

Starting her killing spree during the 19th century in Nepal, the tigress got bolder with each kill and preyed on unsuspecting villagers as they walked through the jungle.

. As per the locals, Uttarakhand had to face the Goddess’ ire as she was shifted from her ‘moolsthan’ (original abode) to make way for a 330 MW hydel project that lay in ruins after the flood