Nanda Devi national park Uttarakhand

1. From:
Manokumar
second year[B]
NANDA DEVI
NATIONAL PARK
UTTARAKHAND
REPORT

2. LOCATION
• The Nanda Devi National Park is located in the
Indian state of Uttarakhand in the upper
Himalayan ranges.
A part of the Garhwal Himalayas, the park
extends from the latitude 30°24' in the North to
the longitude 79°53' in the East.
The entry to the park is from Lata village
around 23 km from Joshimath.
Mountain peaks surround it from all sides
except the west where it is bounded by an
inaccessible gorge.

3. WAYS TO REACH

4. WAYS TO REACH
By Air - The nearest airport is at Jolly Grant at Dhradun at a distance
of around 295 km from the Nanda Devi National Park. There are
regular flights to Delhi from this airport.
By Rail - The nearest railhead is Rishikesh at a distance of 276 km.
Rishikesh is approachable by a metalled road from Joshimath.
By Road - Metalled roads are there till Joshimath from where one
has to trek to reach this place. The place is inaccessible for six months
of the year and it is only in summers that treks to this region can be
organised.

5. PLACES NEAR NANDA DEVI
PARK TO VIST
1.Gorson Bugyal
2.Bhyunar valley
3.Auli Trekking Route Point 4
4. Kagbhsandi Lake
5.Gorson view point 5
6.Shree Badrinath Temple
ETC….
DEMOGRAPHY OF
UTTARAKHAND
Districts
Populati
on
Increase
Sex
Ratio
Literacy
1 Haridwar
18,90,42
2
30.63% 880 73.43%
2 Dehradun
16,96,69
4
32.33% 902 84.25%
3 Udham Singh Nagar
16,48,90
2
33.45% 920 73.10%
4 Nainital 9,54,605 25.13% 934 83.88%
5 Pauri Garhwal 6,87,271 -1.41% 1103 82.02%
6 Almora 6,22,506 -1.28% 1139 80.47%
7 Tehri Garhwal 6,18,931 2.35% 1077 76.36%
8 Pithoragarh 4,83,439 4.58% 1020 82.25%
9 Chamoli 3,91,605 5.74% 1019 82.65%
10 Uttarkashi 3,30,086 11.89% 958 75.81%
11 Bageshwar 2,59,898 4.18% 1090 80.01%
12 Champawat 2,59,648 15.63% 980 79.83%
13 Rudraprayag 2,42,285 6.53% 1114 81.30%

6. CLIMATE AND TIME TO
VISIT
1. The Nanda Devi Basin has a distinctive microclimate. Conditions are generally dry with low annual precipitation,
but there is heavy monsoon rainfall from late June to early September.
2.The climatic year consists of three seasons –Summer (April-June), rainy season (June- September) and winter
(October - March).
3.Average annual rainfall is 928.81 mm. About 47.8% of annual rainfall occurs over a short period of two months
(July-August) featuring a strong monsoon influence. The maximum temperature ranges from 110 C to 24 0 and
minimum from 30 C to 7.50 C
4.The best time to visit is in the months of April-august because,Nanda Devi National Park has a distinct climate. For
six months of the year, the region remains under a snow cover. For the rest of the year, the region has a dry climate
with heavy rainfall from June to August. April to June are the months when the temperature increases a bit and they
are the months when one can visit this place.

7. BUILDING STATERGES AND
HOUSINGS AND LOCAL
MATERIALS
• SOME OTHER EFFECTS OF CLIMATE ARE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND RAIN WATER
1. The state of Uttarakhand is divided into two regions namely the Garhwal and Kumaon region
having vernacular architecture
2. vernacular and traditional architectural styles of these regions are slightly different even though both
the regions consist of the hilly areas and the plain foothill areas.
The characteristic features of the traditional architecture found in this region are dictated by the
immense availability of stone and timber in the areas. The walls are typically made of stone while timber
is used for the structural purposes and the slates are used for roofing. The floors are made of wooden
planks or mud, for insulation and occasionally stone slabs are also used.
Kumaon Region

8. ORIANTATION OF THE
PLACES IN HOUSING
1.The buildings are placed along the contours in the stepped terraces with large openings in front of the building
and the waste drains in the rear part.
2.The orientation of the houses are kept towards the east, south and west directions to get the benefit of the
maximum direct sunlight.
3.To receive sunlight at the rear part of the buildings also, the height and the spaces between them are graded.
4.The design of the typical traditional house i.e. the 'Kholi' has the entry from the center of the house dividing the
house into two parts.
Over time, both the parts have evolved into two separate units on either side of the stairs. The ground
floor is called 'Goth' and is meant for cattle, fodder and storage. This helps to give warmth to the upper floors
where the people reside. The living areas on the first floor have a sitting area in the front ( Chakh) and a multi-
purpose middle room (Majhala) with a central wooden non-structural pillar. The kitchen is in the attic or top floor
which is approached by a wooden ladder and is ventilated through the holes in the roof slates. For storage, the
space below the stair landings are used as stores (Kotharis) and loft above the chakh. To conserve the natural
warmth in winters the height of the floors especially of Goth, kitchen and lofts are kept very low. Openings are kept
very small for the similar reasons.

9. 1. The houses in this region are placed after careful site selection usually enroute to the pilgrim centers,
near sources of water and in the areas which provide protection from the cold winds in winter. The
traditional houses are built along the contours of the hills and are generally of two or three floors,
having a rectangular plan.
2.The living and cooking areas have low height and are provided above the cattle space, fuel and fodder
space to provide warmth in winters. The balcony mostly 75cm in width in front of the house forms an
integral part of the building. A wooden structural frame is made and locally available stone is infilled
for making the walls. The beams and columns made of timber are intricately carved to improve the
aesthetics. Floors and ceiling of the building are also made from the wooden planks. The sloping roofs
are made with slates and are supported over wooden trusses
3. MANY FEATURES ARE SAME IN BOTH REGIONS
Garhwal Region
BUILDING STATERGES AND
HOUSINGS AND LOCAL
MATERIALS

10. Typical house from Kumaon region
Typical house from Garhwal region
Additional features such as the
integrated solar cooker,
Earthquake resistant
construction, Solar water heater
& LED lights have been provided
in the house

11. CONSTRUCTION
TYPOLOGIES IN
UTTARAKHAND
Building construction systems in the Foothills
System 1 System 2 System 3 System4
Walling Vegetal Mud Mud Brick
Roofing Thatch Thatch, CGI, AC Mud on wood Reinf. Brick
or RC slab,
CGI
System 1 System 2 System 3 System 4
Walling Random Rubble Random
Rubble
Random
Rubble
Brick
Masonry
Roofing Mud on wood Pathal RC slab CGI, RC slab
Building construction systems in low- level hilly regions
System 1 System 2
Walling Random
Rubble
Brick
Masonry
Roofing Stone tile
- Slate or
Pathal,
CGI, RC
Reinforce
d
Concrete
Building construction systems in
Mountainous regions

12. NANDA DEVI NATIONAL
PARK AND VALLEY OF
FLOWERS
AREA The total area is
71,783 ha: Nanda Devi: 63,033 ha + Valley of Flowers: 8,750 ha. The Parks share a 514,246 ha
buffer zone within the Biosphere Reserve which is not within the World Heritage site.
FLORA
1.The valley has an unusually rich flora of over 600 species with many rarities.
2. 30 pteridophytes in the valley and surroundings, discovering 58 new records for the valley
of which 4 were new for Himalayan Uttar
Pradesh.
3. 31 species are classified as nationally rare. The dominant family is the Asteraceae with 62
species. 45 medicinal plants are used by local villagers and several species, such as Saussurea
obvallata (brahmakamal) are collected as religious offerings to Nanda Devi and other deities.

13. FLORA [ACCORDING
1988 RECOED]
3. The valley has three main vegetation zones: sub-alpine between 3,200m and 3,500m which is the limit
for trees, lower alpine between 3,500m and 3,700m, and higher alpine above 3,700m. 4.The habitats
include valley bottom, river bed, small forests, meadows, eroded, scrubby and stable slopes, moraine,
plateau, bogs, stone desert and caves.
Himalayan bell flower Anemone tetrasepala
Gernium wallichianum
in valley of flowers

14. SNOW LEOPARD AND
COMMAN LEOPARD
Black Bear,
, Himalayan Thar Musk Deer
FAUNA[ACCORDING TO
RECANT AND 1988
RECOED]
Fauna 1.
An account of the 14 known species of mammals , 6 being nationally
endangered. The basin is renowned for the abundance of its ungulate
populations, notably bharal or blue sheep Pseudois nayaur, estimated to
number 820 in 1977 , 440 in 1981-84 but 990 were sighted in 1993
. Snow leopard Panthera uncia (EN) is reported to have been
"extraordinarily common".
2. Some 83 animal species were reported from the area of the national
Biosphere Reserve by the Indian National MAB Committee.
3. The sprawling wildlife reserve is now a home of around 130 bird
species, 40 species of butterfly and 40 types of spiders, as per the recent
survey.
4. Black Bear, Himalayan Thar, Musk Deer, Kokla, and Red Fox are the
endangered species that are spotted in Nanda Devi National Park.

15. SOME OTHER
MAMMELS
Red Fox Kokla
Bharal or Blue Sheep
Himalayan Weasel
Common Langur
(Presbytis entellus)
Pika (Ochotona royeli)

16. LIFE STYLE AND SOURCE
OF INCOME
,MANUFACTERINGS
1.Although roughly three-fifths of the working population of Uttarakhand is engaged
in agriculture, less than one-fifth of the total area of Uttarakhand is cultivable.
2.Wheat is the most widely cultivated crop, followed by rice and various types of
millets and sugarcanes in foothills.
3. Many farmers of Uttarakhand practice animal husbandry.
4. Forests in Uttarakhand provide timber for construction, fuel wood, and various
manufacturing activities, including handicrafts.
5.The government assists agriculture-based and food-processing industries such as
sugar milling, as well as the manufacture of wood and paper products, woolen
garments, and leather goods. Among Uttarakhand’s other notable manufactures are
cement, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and other transportation equipment, and
electrical products.

17. HANDICRAFTS
leather goods products

18. CULTURE AND
FESTIVALS
The festivals of Uttarakhand are similar to hindu festivals.
SOME MAJOR FESTIVAL ARE.
1.Holi of Kumaon 2.Harela and
Bhitauli
3.Fair of
Jageshwar
4.Kumbh Ka Mela
Folk Songs:
Some of the folk dances include Barada Nati
which is the popular dance of Jaunsar
Bhawar area in Dehradun district, Langvir
Nritya which is an acrobatic dance form
performed by the men, Pandav Nritya which
is the narration of Mahabharatha in the form
of music and dance and Dhurang & Dhuring
which are popular folk dances of the bhotiya
tribals.and etc
Traditional Costumes Of Women
Ghagri is a long skirt which is worn by mostly all the
women of Uttarakhand. It is complemented with a
beautiful colored Choli which is an Indian blouse and a
cloth covering the head i.e., an Orni. This Orni is generally

19. COSTUMES
Saris are also very commonly worn by
the ladies here. The usual look of
Kumaoni women involves them
wearing sindoor on the forehead along
with a huge gold ring (also known as
Nath) on the nose. Also, it is
mandatory to wear Chareu which is a
necklace composed of black beads as
a sign of being married. Hansuli is
another ornament (kind of a necklace)
which is worn in gold by the rich ladies
while in silver by the poor ones.

20. SOME LOCAL FOOD OF
UTTARAKHAND
1. Kafuli
It is basically primarily
prepared of Spinach
and fenugreek leaves,
which even the
doctors, prescribe for
nutrients
It is basically
prepared of Hemp
Seeds which
provides it the
characteristic aroma.
2. Bhang Ki Chutney 3. Garhwal ka
Fannah
This
heavenly Uttarakhand
food is a staple of
Mussoorie
4.
Phaanu
It is abundant in
Vitamin B12 and
Vitamin A
Kandalee Ka
Chainsoo Kumaoni Raita
Jhangora Ki
Kheer