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UTTARAKHAND : A CHALLENGE TO
PLANNERS

Eversince the dawn of civilisation, the Himalayas have attracted
attention of the people who are always in search of new vistas of
vision and endeavour. This craving to see for one's own self
and unravel the mystries of the Himalayas has always set many
a people to undertake an adventurous journey into the hazardous
path of high Himalayas. This search has been more intense in
the middle Himalayas which are known as Uttarakhand which
consist of the administrative divisions of Garhwal and Kumaon.
Uttarakhand presents a panorama of infinite diversity, richly
wooded terai forests, arid zones, high altitude tracts, hill stations,,
isolated hamlets, winding roads, searing rivers, green valleys,
succulent pastures, forests, places of pilgrimage and perpetual-
snow. The scenic beauty of the land is so captivating when
viewed from different places, times and seasons of the year. The
viewer never loses sight of the ever changing phenomenon. This
land of fact and fables is peopled by sturdy and short heighted
faces who have won many laurels for the motherland as daughry
fighters.
Subject of neglect
Such fairlyland of fact and fables remained under constant