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Goa
Excursion
Boat Trip, Bird Watch,
Dudhsagar Falls, Palolem
Beach, Hampi more..
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After Indian Independence, a Union Territory
of Hill states was created. It primarily
consituted of hill states around Shimla.
On November 1, 1966 Punjab Hill areas were
merged into Himachal as part of reorganization
of Punjab. Himachal Pradesh became a full
fledged state of the Republic of India on
January 25, 1971.
Himachal Pradesh has been on the path of
progress since Independence. The literacy
rate of the state is 63% now and is improving
every decade. The population has almost
stabilized at about 5 million, thanks to
high literacy and effective family planning
programs. Every village in the state has
electricity and drinking water now. |
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Many young men from Himachal serve the
Indian Army and have played significant
role in the National defense. Dharamsala
has a war memorial dedicated to the memory
of those who lost their lives for their
country.
Himachal has one state university at Shimla,
namely, Himachal Pradesh University. There
is a Regional Engineering College (REC)
at Hamirpur that has students from all over
India. In addition, there is a Medical College
at Shimla.
Himachal is literally a power house when
it comes to hydro-electricity. The state
has many dams that harness the hilly rivers
to generate electric power. The electricity
is used by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and
by the industries in the northern plains. |
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