| 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. |
| 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. |