Nature had given us a nice and virgin universe to live, but man has made it polluted in the name of development. Do all developments need to disturbed the natural equilibrium? This story on newly created hilly state Uttranchal is an effort to see development through environment. The Uttranchal was carved out of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000 as the 27th state of the Indian Union. It consists of 13 districts, viz., Pauri Garhwal, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Dehradun, Rudrprayag of Garhwal division; Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh, Udhamsingh Nagar, Bageshwar, Champawat of Kumaon division and Hardwar of Saharan division. All the thirteen districts could be re-grouped into three categories,
The high mountain region: major portion of Uttarkashi, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Chamoli and Rudrprayag.
Mid-mountain region: major areas in Pauri Garhwal, Tehri, Almora, Bageshwar districts) and Doon.
Terai region lower foothills: plains of Dehradun, Nainital and Udhamsingh Nagar and Hardwar districts).Following are the natural resources of this hilly land.
Population:
Persons 8,479,562 Decadal Growth 1991 – 2001:
Males 4,316,401 Persons: (+) 19.20 %
Females 4,163,161 Males : (+) 17.47 %
Females: (+) 21.06 %
Sex Ratio: 964
Population (0 – 6 years):
Decadal Growth 1991 – 2001:
Persons 1,319,393 Persons : 15.56 %
Males 692,272 Males : 16.04 %
Females 627,121 Females : 15.06 %
Sex Ratio: 906
Total Geographical information
Total area: 51,125 km