New Tehri

This article is about the city. For the rice dish, see Tehri (dish).

New Tehri is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of Tehri Garhwal District. New Tehri's urban municipality area has 11 wards.

New Tehri
City
Tehri Dam lake Panorama in New Tehri, Uttarakhand, India
New Tehri Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand New Tehri New Tehri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30.38°N 78.48°E / 30.38; 78.48
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Founded by	King Sudarshan Shah (New Tehri by THDC)
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Body	New Tehri Nagar Palika (Chairperson-Mrs. Seema Krishali, Independent), 2018/12/02-present
Elevation	1,750 m (5,740 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	24,014
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Sanskrit
• Native	Garhwali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	01376
Vehicle registration	UK-09
Website	http://tehri.nic.in/

Seema Krishali is the chairperson of Nagar Palika Tehri^{[needs update]} and is the first female chairperson of Tehri. She won as an independent. Tehri is represented by the Tehri assembly seat of Uttarakhand and the Tehri Lok Sabha seat of India, which are represented by Dhan Singh Negi (Bhartiya Janta Party) and Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah (Bhartiya Janta Party) respectively.^[2]

History

Lake created By Tehri Dam on river Bhagirathi

The old town of Tehri sat at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Bhilangna rivers. It was formerly known as Ganeshprayag. It adjoined the district of Garhwal, and its topographical features were similar. It contained the sources of both the Ganges and the Yamuna, which are visited by thousands of Hindu pilgrims.^[3]

Construction of the Tehri Dam totally submerged the old town of Tehri, and the population was shifted to the town of New Tehri. The town is famous for being the site of the protests against the dam by Sundarlal Bahuguna and his followers during the Chipko movement.^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Tehri (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	25.6 (78.1)	30.6 (87.1)	36.7 (98.1)	41.0 (105.8)	42.5 (108.5)	43.8 (110.8)	40.2 (104.4)	37.2 (99.0)	37.1 (98.8)	36.7 (98.1)	31.7 (89.1)	29.7 (85.5)	43.8 (110.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.1 (59.2)	16.5 (61.7)	21.6 (70.9)	25.3 (77.5)	27.6 (81.7)	28.2 (82.8)	26.0 (78.8)	25.9 (78.6)	25.7 (78.3)	23.5 (74.3)	20.0 (68.0)	17.1 (62.8)	22.6 (72.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	5.2 (41.4)	9.1 (48.4)	12.5 (54.5)	15.1 (59.2)	17.7 (63.9)	18.5 (65.3)	18.5 (65.3)	16.6 (61.9)	11.5 (52.7)	7.3 (45.1)	4.5 (40.1)	11.5 (52.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	−3.8 (25.2)	−0.3 (31.5)	3.8 (38.8)	7.0 (44.6)	10.2 (50.4)	12.8 (55.0)	14.6 (58.3)	11.2 (52.2)	5.3 (41.5)	1.6 (34.9)	−1.5 (29.3)	−3.8 (25.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	50.9 (2.00)	82.9 (3.26)	60.1 (2.37)	45.1 (1.78)	54.6 (2.15)	119.8 (4.72)	271.5 (10.69)	226.5 (8.92)	117.1 (4.61)	19.6 (0.77)	6.2 (0.24)	19.8 (0.78)	1,074 (42.28)
Average rainy days	3.9	4.8	3.9	4.0	5.0	5.6	12.8	12.3	5.3	1.3	0.8	1.6	61.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	57	57	49	40	42	55	74	78	73	62	60	57	59
Source: India Meteorological Department[5]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[6] Tehri had a population of 24,014. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. Tehri has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 71%. In Tehri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable sites

A notable temple in the town is Chandrabadani Devi. The Khatling Glacier is close by.

Shri Aadinath Digamber Jain Mandir, New Tehri, Uttarakhand

Notable sites	Sea Level in Meters	Nearby Town	Tracking Route (distance from road)
Chandravadni	2756	Devprayag	1.5 km
Kanatal	2590	Kaddukhal	9 km
Khait Parvat	3030	Ghansali, Ghonti	8.5 km
Khatling Glacier	3717	Ghuttu	45 km
Dobra Chanti Bridge	850	Dobra	250 meter
Kunjapuri	1645	Narendra Nagar	200 meters
Maithiyana Devi	2500	Tilwara, Bhardar	9 km
Panwali Kantha	3963	Ghuttu	15 km
Sahastra Tal	4572	Ghuttu, Rih	32 km
Surkanda Devi	2757	Dhanaulti	1.5 km
Mauriyana Top	2050	Chinyali Saur, Suwakholi and Mussoorie	30 km, 35 km and 80 km

Transport

By road

The major highway that links New Tehri is National Highway 34. It connects to major Uttarakhand cities Dehradun and Rishikesh. It is 99 km from Dehradun and 75 km from Rishikesh.

By train

Tehri Lake/Reservoir

The nearest railway station is Rishikesh Railway Station, which is 71 km from New Tehri.

By air

The nearest airport is Dehradun Airport in Dehradun, which is 76 km from New Tehri.

In litrature

Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poetical illustration on Davis Cox's picture 'The Grass-Rope Bridge at Teree, in the Province of Gurwall', refers back to the time when the hill country of this province was resorted to for recuperation by Europeans suffering from the heat of the plains.^[7]

Education

Universities

• Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
• Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University

Colleges

• THDC Institute of Hydropower Engineering and Technology