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Gairsain | |
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  Gairsain Location in Uttarakhand, India  Gairsain Gairsain (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°04′21″N 79°17′08″E / 30.0725°N 79.2856°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Uttarakhand |
| District | Chamoli |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 7,138 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Garhwali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 246428 |
| Telephone code | 01363 |
| Vehicle registration | UK-11 |
| Sex ratio | 1000 / 926 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 75% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Garhwal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Karnaprayag |
| Climate | Cwb (Köppen) |
| Website | chamoli |
Gairsain (Hindustani: [ɡɛːrˈsɛːɳ]) is a town in Chamoli district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand near state's summer capital Bhararisain.[2] A town and Nagar Panchayat, Gairsain is situated at the eastern edge of the vast Dudhatoli mountain range, and is located in Chamoli district almost at the centre of the state, at a distance of approximately 250 kilometres from Dehradun.[3] It is easily accessible from both the Garhwal and the Kumaon divisions, and in a way, acts as the bridge between the two regions. It is being considered as the future Permanent capital of Uttarakhand.[3][4]
Gairsain was envisaged as the state capital during the statehood agitation.[5] However, after the formation of the state on 9 November 2000, Dehradun was made the temporary capital of the state.[5] The Government of Uttarakhand had constituted the Dixit Commission for the search of a permanent capital; but the commission in its report had noted that "the interim capital, Dehradun, is a more suitable place as the permanent capital owing to the factors like its distance from national capital, centralised population and safety from natural calamities".[6] A three-day-long assembly session of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly was held at Gairsain from 9 to 12 June 2014. With this event, hopes are high that its stature might be raised to that of the permanent capital of the state, in the near future.[5][7][8]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
पत्रिकाwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bhararisain declared as summer capital of Uttarakhand". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b Huffington Post 2017.
- ^ "BJP-Congress Tiff Over Taking Credit for Garsain, Uttarakhand's Summer Capital". The Wire. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Tribune India 2015a.
- ^ Hindustan Times 2015.
- ^ The Hindu 2014.
- ^ The Times of India 2016.