Udham
Singh Nagar- Kumaon [Uttarakhand] :::.
Udham Singh Nagar is a district
of Uttarakhand. Rudrapur
is the district headquarters. The district is
located in the Terai region, and is part of Kumaon
Division. . The district was created in October
1995 out of Nainital District, and is named for
Udham Singh.
G.B. Pant University, noted for
its engineers & agriculture scientists, is
located 5 km from Rudrapur. Udham
Singh Nagar was a portion of district Nainital
before the Tarai belt was separated to form the
present Udham Singh Nagar on 1995.
According to Historians, hundreds
of years ago village Rudrapur was established
by a devotee of lord Rudra or by Hindu tribal
chief called Rudra, which has passed through phases
of development to take the shape of city Rudrapur.
The importance of Rudrapur has increased as it
is the head quarter of district Udham Singh Nagar.
The history of development started with 1948,
when the problem of partition brought refugee
problem with it. Immigrant from north west and
eastern areas were reestablished in 164.2 square
km land area under "up nivesh yojana".
Personal dwellers were not alllotted land in accordance
with crown grant act. The first batch of immigrants
came in December 1948.
According to a folktale when
king Rudra was passing through, his chariot got
stuck into marshy land, so he decided to build
a temple and well at that place.Every year during
the occasion of 'Navratras' a large fair is held
here and thousands of devotees come to seek the
blessing of Goddess Atariya. The fair is held
for 10 days.
People from Kashmir, Punjab,
Kerala, Eastern UP, Garhwal, Kumaon, Bengal, Haryana,
Rajasthan, Nepal, and Naidu live in groups in
this districts.This country is an example of unity
in diversity with people from many religions and
professions and so is this Tarai, which has its
heart at Rudrapur. Due to this Tarai was named
MINI HINDUSTAN.
How to Reach:
By road: Udham Singh Nagar (
Rudrapur) is well connected to important towns
& cities of the country and nearby area
By rail: Udham Singh Nagar (
Rudrapur) is well connected to Delhi, Lucknow
and Calcutta by direct broad gauge line.
By air: Nearest Airport is at
Pant Nagar which is 11km away. This airport is
14 Kms from Rudrapur and about 40 Kms from Haldwani.
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