Bhararisain
Summer capital of Uttarakhand, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bhararisain is the summer capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1] It is located in Chamoli district's Gairsain tehsil, around 14 km from the town of Gairsain.[2]
Bhararisain | |
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Summer capital of Uttarakhand | |
  Location in Uttarakhand, India  Bhararisain (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30.0981215°N 79.2651987°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Chamoli |
| Tehsil | Gairsain |
| Elevation | 2,390 m (7,840 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi and Sanskrit |
| • Regional | Garhwali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 246428 |
| Telephone code | 01363 |
| Vehicle registration | UK-11 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Garhwal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Karnaprayag |
| Website | uk |
On Uttarakhand's statehood, some activists considered Gairsain an ideal location for the capital of the new state.[3] But Dehradun became the temporary capital. V. N. Dixit commission, set up to decide the location of a permanent capital, rejected Gairsain as too prone to earthquakes.[1] In 2012, due to local demands, then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Vijay Bahuguna held cabinet meetings in Gairsain and started construction of an assembly building in Bhararisain.[2]
Covering 47 acres (19 ha), the assembly building is estimated to have cost ₹150 crores. In the summer, officials travel from Dehradun along with documents to Bhararisain for the assembly session. Complex is kept closed during the snowy winters.[2]
