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NAGNATH POKHRI—THE VILLAGE
OF THE SERPENT

The then State Minister for Finance Mr. Narendra Singh
Bhandari, hailed from Nagnath Pokhri. He was so much con-
cerned about his area and constituency. He worked hard for
its development and all the time was worried over its develop-
ment. He always took his officers to this area and during one
of his such jaunts, I joined him and went to Pokhri alongwith
the then Divisional Forest Officers, viz, Narendra Singh, Nirmal
Joshi and Darshan Singh. The trip was memorable.
The road for Pokhri bifurcates from Rudraprayag and climbs
east of Rudraprayag. As the road climbs up, from the elevated
position, you can see the cultivated land which is in the shape
of terraced fields. The village buildings are invariably set at
upper end of the cultivated land. The whole country, as you
look down on it, is rugged and rough, and is cut up by innume-
rable deep ravines and rock cliffs.
From Nagnath Pokhri one can see the vast magnitude of
Himalayan ranges which are full of rhodendron flowers. The
entire scene is immensely beautiful and it was made more
memorable by Sri Bhandariji in his home village. The memory
of this visit never fades.