PCT-5 Delhi — Nanital — Ramganga Project — Jim Cobrett
           (03 Nights /04 days)

JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK

Corbett National Park is located in the foothills of the Himalayas. Home to a variety of flora and fauna, it is famous for its wild population of Tigers, Leopards and Elephants. Corbett national park was established in 1936, and the fi rst sanctuary to come under Proj-ect Tiger which was launched in 1973. Once a popular hunting ground of the British, this 201 square mile park was named in honor of late Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter-naturalist turned author and pho-tographer who spent most of his years in this area.

NAINITAL

Nainital is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan neck-lace, blessed with scenic natural spledour and var-ied natural resources. Dot-ted with lakes, Nainital has earned the epithet of ‘Lake District’ of India. The most prominent of the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills.

RAMGANGA PROJECT

This multipurpose project comprises 128 m high, earth and rockfi ll dam across river Ramganga at Ka-lagarh and 198 MW power house at the toe of dam. The tail water is diverted into 84 km long channel to feed Lower Ganga Ca-nal and Ramganga Canal system. An additional 5,91,000 hectare of land has been provided with irrigation facilities.

Jim Corbett National Park

Nanital

PCT-6 New Delhi — Aurangabad — Ajanta Ellora Caves and Jaikwadi Project (3 nights & 4 days)

Ellora Caves,

Ellora Caves, Nestled in the crook of the Charanadari hill in Deccan is a series of ancient temples and monasteries hewn out of the mountain side. Situated on the ancient north- south trade route or the dakshinapatha, the tiny mountain village of Verul - mutated today to Ellora -was a well- known stopover for traders, priests and pilgrims who plied the route to the western ports.

Beginning sometime in the 7th century, when the Chalukyas (AD 553 - 753) ruled the Deccan, these wayfarers decided to make their presence permanent.

Ajanta Caves

Ajanta Caves: About 107 km from the city of Aurangabad, the rock-cut caves of Ajanta nestle in a panoramic gorge, in the form of a gigantic horseshoe. Among the fi nest examples of some of the earliest Buddhist architecture, caves-paintings and sculptures, these caves comprise Chaitya Halls, or shrines, dedicated to Lord Buddha and Viharas, or monasteries, used by Buddhist monks for meditation and the study of Buddhist teachings. The paintings that adorn the walls and ceilings of the caves depict incidents from the life of the Buddha and various Buddhist divinities.

Jayakwadi Dam

Jayakwadi Dam, is one of the largest earthen dam (11 km) built across the Godavari River provides irrigation to 2,76,000 ha. of land. Jayakwadi Dam is famous for its vantage points for bird watching. Dnyaneshwar Udyan downstream of the dam is the nearby attraction. The project is approx. 50 km from Aurangabad city.

Itinerary and costing details of the tours are being chalked out in consultation with State Government / Project authorities and details will be given in the second bulletin of the Conference. These post-conference tours will be operated subject to the participation of minimum 15 persons.

Ellora Caves

Ajanta Caves

Jayakwad Dam