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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Ganga canal closure to affect water supply to UP, Delhi

STAFF WRITER 14:39 HRS IST

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Sept 24 (PTI) Water supply to the national capital and some districts of Uttar Pradesh would be affected due the closure of Ganga canal for 20 days.

The canal is likely to be closed from September 28 due to the construction work for Mahakumbh 2010 in Haridwar (Uttarakhand), superintenent engineer Uttar Pradesh Irrigation department K P Singh said today.

With the decision, which has been taken on the request of Uttarakhand, water supply to Delhi and 19 districts of Uttar Pradesh would be disrupted, affecting farmers the most.

Meanwhile, a proposal to postpone the date of closure has been sent to the state government to prevent loss of crops in Uttar Pradesh, an Irrigation department spokesman said.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Transportation in Almora

Air
Airport is Pantnagar (Nainital): 127 km.

Transport
Nearest Railway Station is located at Ramnagar, 90 km, from where direct trains are available for Delhi, Lucknow and Agra. The Kathgodam station is located at about the same distance. Some of the major trains from Kathgodam are:
Shatabdi Express
Howrah Express (3019/3020)
Ranikhet Express (5013/5014)
Rampur Passenger (1/2 R.K. Passenger and 3/4 R.K. Passenger)
Naintial Express (5308/5307)

Road
Almora is well connected by road to important centres in the region. Some distances:
Delhi (378 km)
Lucknow (460 km)
Nainital (66 km) (via Ranikhet 103 km)
Kathgodam (90 km)
Source: www.wikipedia.org

Transportation in Almora

Air
Airport is Pantnagar (Nainital): 127 km.

Transport
Nearest Railway Station is located at Ramnagar, 90 km, from where direct trains are available for Delhi, Lucknow and Agra. The Kathgodam station is located at about the same distance. Some of the major trains from Kathgodam are:
Shatabdi Express
Howrah Express (3019/3020)
Ranikhet Express (5013/5014)
Rampur Passenger (1/2 R.K. Passenger and 3/4 R.K. Passenger)
Naintial Express (5308/5307)

Road
Almora is well connected by road to important centres in the region. Some distances:
Delhi (378 km)
Lucknow (460 km)
Nainital (66 km) (via Ranikhet 103 km)
Kathgodam (90 km)
Source: www.wikipedia.org