Dehradun
Dehradun, also known as Dera Doon, is the winter capital and the most populated city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and the city is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation. Part of the Garhwal region, it lies along National Highway 7 with the distance of 248 kilometres north of India's capital New Delhi and is served by Dehradun railway station and Jolly Grant Airport. Dehradun... Show more is one of the "Counter Magnets" of the National Capital Region being developed as an alternative centre of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Delhi metropolitan area and to establish a smart city at Dehradun.Dehradun is located in the Doon Valley on the foothills of the Himalayas nestled between the river Ganges on the east and the river Yamuna on the west. The city is noted for its picturesque landscape and slightly...