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Dakpthar
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Binsar Bithoor Braj-Bhoomi Champawat Chaukori 
Chila Chitrakoot Dakpathar Dehradun Deogarh 
Dhanaulti Fatehpur Sikri Gangotri Garhwal Haridwar 
Harsil Hemkund Sahib Jaunpur Jhansi Kalinjar 
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Yamunotri 
Accessbilty | Accommodation  | Excursion 

Located at the foothills of Shivalik, on the banks of river Yamuna, Dakpathar is the newly developed recreation centre of GMVN. It is a tourist complex with spacious lawns & gardens with a full standard size swimming pool, where facilities for coaching are available.

Accessbilty

Rail: Nearest railhead is Dehradun, 45 kms.

Road: Well connected by a motorable road to all major cities of India. Dehradun (45 kms.), Chandigarh (140 km.) & Delhi (300 km.).

Accommodation

GMVN Tourist Rest House, Private Hotels, Guest House (Irrigation Bungalow)

Excursion

Water Sport Resort
Asan Barrage : 11 km. from Dakpathar, GMVN offers water sport facilities here which include water skiing, sailing, boating, kayaking, canoeing and hovercraft ride.

Kalsi
6 kms. from Dakpathar enroute Chakrata on the banks of the confluence of two rivers, Tons & Yamuna. Here exists an Ashokan edict inscribed on a sizeable rock and preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Lakha Mandal
Past Yamuna bridge, Lakha Mandal is 80 km. on Kalsi-Yamunotri road. Scattered here are hundreds of idols of archaeological importance. According to a legend, the Kauravas made a shellac house here and conspired to burn the Pandavas alive.

Paonta Saheb

16 kms. from Dakpathar across the Yamuna river is Paonta Saheb. Here on the bank of Yamuna river is the Gurudwara of Guru Gobind Singhji. Devotees and tourists come here in large numbers to worship and see the beauty of the place.

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