2012

Around Incredible Himachal Pradesh!!!



Himachal Pradesh is one of the most beautiful and peaceful place. Himachal Pradesh is spread over 21,495 sq mi (55,670 km2). 

Economy

Himachal Pradesh is known for its natural beauty and peaceful environment. Himachal Pradesh was affirmed as a union territory in 1950 but after the SHP Act 1971 Himachal emerged as the 18th state of the Republic of India. In Himachal Pradesh one can find a lot of prominent boarding schools.

Himachal Pradesh economy is the 3rd fastest growing economy in India. Hydroelectric power, tourism and agriculture are the 3 sources on which the economy is dependent.



History

Himachal Pradesh is better known as “Deva Bhoomi” from yester years. From a long time it has been believed that people of this region had migrated from central Asia. . The first race to enter Himachal Pradesh was Proto-Australoid followed by Mongoloid and the Aryan. As per the Rig veda king shambra  had 99 forts . 

In the Ira of Rig veda the Aryan had a hug influence over the place.

From 1043 AD , Rajputs ruled over this territory.

From 19th century AD, the British influenced the areas of Shimla  straight after the Gurkha War.They established many hill stations in this region to protect themselves from the sunny days in summer. Shimla was the summer capital of the India.


Climate

Himachal is covering area of 55,673 kilometers and situated in the western Himalayas, Himachal is combination of rivers and glaciers, the rivers are older than the mountains in himachal and look beautiful as the rivers cover all the mountains.

Rivers like chandra bhaga better known as Chenab, the beas, the ravi , the Yamuna and the Sutlej all of them are feb by snow and rainfall and protected by the natural vegetations.

The Romantic-The childish- The snob climate of Himachal Pradesh

Once can see a huge variation in the climate of Himachal Pradesh, One can feel hotness, coldness followed by the snow and heavy rain.
Himachal has a areas like Dharamsala which is known for unending rains. And then places like Lahaul and Spiti are the cold but hardly one can find rain there.

Main 3 seasons are :

  • ·         hot weather season
  • ·         cold weather season
  • ·         rainy season


Hot weather season – summer- summer lasts from mid april till the end of the june and Cold weather season-winter- Last from November to march .






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