Uttarakhand: Water level continues to rise in dams

New Delhi, Sep 21: 150 people were dead due to the cloudburst, flood, and landslide in Uttarakhand and water level in the Tehri dam continued to raise upto danger level on Sep 21.

In a memorandum to PM Manmohan Singh, a BJP party delegation demanded that Uttarakhand should be declared as disaster-struck region and a package of Rs 5,000 crore should be given to flood hit state.

Congress president, Sonia Gandhi reached Jolly Grant airport near Dehradun on Sep 21 to investigate the situation in flood affected districts in the state.

Uttarakhand CM Ramesh Pokhriyal also visited Tehri, Haridwar, Nainital and Almora region for an aerial survey on Sep 20.

However, Pokhriyal has already announced relief of one lakh rupees to families of those who lost their lives.

TVS Srichakra sets up plant at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

TVS Srichakra has announced that the company has set up a plant at plot no. 7, sector 1, IIE, SIDCUL, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.

The company propose to commence production tentatively by Jul. 15, 2009.

The group`s principal activity is to manufacture, distribute and market tyres, tubes and flaps. The products include industrial pneumatic tyres, farm and implement tyres, skid steer tyres, multipurpose tyres and vintage tyres.

Shares of the company declined Rs 1.35, or 1.62%, to end at Rs 82.10. (Jun. 29, 2009

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A rock climbing camp at Uttarakhand

Pitaria (Uttarakhand), Jan 16 (ANI): Adventure sport has got a boost among the youngsters of Uttarakhand following the start of a ten-day camp on rock climbing started at Pitaria.

The Himalayas and the Shivalik ranges in Uttarakhand have a wide potential to promote adventure sports like rock climbingThe State Tourism Department created a special cell to motivate the youths by organising Adventure Foundation Camp from time-to-time.

We want to make the youths of Uttarakhand aware about these bravery sports so that in future, they can opt for these sports as a career. Therefore, we arrange training camps from time-to-time to motivate the school children as well as the college students, who are searching options for their career, said Lata Bisht, adventure sports officer, Kumaon region, Uttarakhand.

This ten-day camp is being organised from January 11 till January 20. Not just the school children, but the youths of this region also seem keen to learn the techniques of rock climbing.

We overcome our inner fear, that's why we are here. I wanted to know how it happens and thought of my career as well. We can definitely make a career out of it, said Bakita Sharma, a trainee.

Besides rock climbing, the trainees are also being taught bouldering, grappling and long pitch climbing. They are also being trained on map reading, flora and fauna and rope tangling.

Initially, I feared a lot of climbing these rocks. But with the help of the instructors and teachers, I have overcome this fear and feeling very relaxed now, said Gaurav, a trainee.

Students learning in this camp are taking this sport as a challenge and claim to opt it as a career in future. More than five dozens of school children and youths have taken part in this camp.

Uttarakhand has many other options for adventure sports like para gliding and river rafting. By Vipul Goel (ANI)

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A rock climbing camp at Uttarakhand

Pitaria (Uttarakhand), Jan 16 : Adventure sport has got a boost among the youngsters of Uttarakhand following the start of a ten-day camp on rock climbing started at Pitaria.

The Himalayas and the Shivalik ranges in Uttarakhand have a wide potential to promote adventure sports like rock climbing.

The State Tourism Department created a special cell to motivate the youths by organising Adventure Foundation Camp from time-to-time.

"We want to make the youths of Uttarakhand aware about these bravery sports so that in future, they can opt for these sports as a career. Therefore, we arrange training camps from time-to-time to motivate the school children as well as the college students, who are searching options for their career," said Lata Bisht, adventure sports officer, Kumaon region, Uttarakhand.

This ten-day camp is being organised from January 11 till January 20. Not just the school children, but the youths of this region also seem keen to learn the techniques of rock climbing.

"We overcome our inner fear, that's why we are here. I wanted to know how it happens and thought of my career as well. We can definitely make a career out of it," said Bakita Sharma, a trainee.

Besides rock climbing, the trainees are also being taught bouldering, grappling and long pitch climbing. They are also being trained on map reading, flora and fauna and rope tangling.

"Initially, I feared a lot of climbing these rocks. But with the help of the instructors and teachers, I have overcome this fear and feeling very relaxed now," said Gaurav, a trainee.

Students learning in this camp are taking this sport as a challenge and claim to opt it as a career in future. More than five dozens of school children and youths have taken part in this camp.

Uttarakhand has many other options for adventure sports like para gliding and river rafting. By Vipul Goel

Source: http://story.argentinastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c4cdc9be967f45f9/id/454387/cs/1/