Uttarakhand home to two CMs and govt's top guns

  • | Monday | 20th March, 2017

DEHRADUN: Pauri Garhwal has emerged as the most highprofile district in Uttarakhand with both the newly-inducted CMs of Uttarakhand and UP, Trivendra Singh Rawat and Yogi Adityanath respectively, hailing from here.While Rawat is from Khairasain village, Adityanath hails from Panchur village of Pauri. "However, despite there being so many CMs, cabinet ministers and bureaucrats from the area, the district continues to grapple with infrastructure problems and other issues," he said. Kotdwar resident Anil Maindola says that the region can easily be termed "the intellectual capital of the state." In addition, four former CMs and a host of prominent officials involved in the country's security hail from the hill district which lies in the western part of the state.National security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval who is from Banelsyun village, RAW chief Anil Dhasmana who hails from Toli village, and Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat -belonging to Saina village -are the other success stories of the district.What is it about the place that makes it the breeding ground of success stories?

DEHRADUN: Pauri Garhwal has emerged as the most highprofile district in Uttarakhand with both the newly-inducted CMs of Uttarakhand and UP, Trivendra Singh Rawat and Yogi Adityanath respectively, hailing from here.While Rawat is from Khairasain village, Adityanath hails from Panchur village of Pauri. In addition, four former CMs and a host of prominent officials involved in the country's security hail from the hill district which lies in the western part of the state.National security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval who is from Banelsyun village, RAW chief Anil Dhasmana who hails from Toli village, and Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat -belonging to Saina village -are the other success stories of the district.What is it about the place that makes it the breeding ground of success stories? Kotdwar resident Anil Maindola says that the region can easily be termed "the intellectual capital of the state." "However, despite there being so many CMs, cabinet ministers and bureaucrats from the area, the district continues to grapple with infrastructure problems and other issues," he said.

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