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Gairsain
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I- Geography
In News:
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister named Gairsain as the new summer capital of the state
- Gairsain is situated at the eastern edge of the Dudhatoli mountain range.
- Uttarakhand was carved out as a separate state from Uttar Pradesh in 1998
- Statehood activists had long contended that Gairsain, a tehsil in Chamoli district, was best suited to be the capital of the mountainous state as it was a hilly region falling on the border of Kumaon and Garhwal regions.
- The state Assembly is located in Dehradun, but sessions are held in Gairsain as well.
Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 6th March 2020
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