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Chhattisgarh  is a heavily forested state in central India known for its temples and waterfalls. It is India's 10th largest state and situated in the heart of India, is endowed with a rich cultural heritage and attractive natural diversity. The state has many ancient monuments, rare wildlife, exquisitely carved temples, Buddhist sites, palaces, waterfalls, caves, rock paintings and hill plateaus. Capital: Raipur Largest city: Raipur Chief Minister:  Raman Singh Governor: Balramji Das Tandon Chhattisgarh Day: 1st November Mountain Range: Bailadila Range and The Maikal Hills Gourlata peak of the Bailadila Range is the highest point in the state of Chhattisgarh. The Chota Nagpur Plateauis a plateau in eastern India Folk dance: Panthi, RawatNacha, Pandwani, Chaitra, Kaksar, Saila and Soowa The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of the High Courts in India located at village Bodri, Bilaspur The Chief Justice - Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta Total Number of districts:27 The lis

Gujarat (sometimes referred to as the "Jewel of Western India”) was founded on 1 May 1960. ·         Capital : Gandhinagar ·         Chief Minister:  Anandiben Patel ·         Governor:  Om Prakash Kohli ·         Gujrat Day:  1 st  May ·          Gujarat High Court (Ahmedabad) is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. ·         The Chief Justice:  Justice: Subhash Reddy ·         Mountain Range:  Girnar , also known as Girinagar (Highest peak in Gujrat) and  Aravali Range ·         The  Great Rann of Kutch  is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India ·         Folk Dance of Gujarat:  Garba Dance, Dandiya Dance, Padhar Dance, Bhavai Dance ·         Total number of districts:  33 ·         International Border : Pakistan The list of important Rivers and Dams of Gujarat in India: S. No. Rivers Important Dams Remark 1  Narmada River Sardar Sarovar Dam (Surat) also called the Rewa, is a river in central India and the fifth lo

Dear Readers, Today, we are discussing the National Capital  Delhi Delhi is the one state of the northern  India and shares bordering with the States of Uttar Pradesh andHaryana.  The origin of its name is narrated to a King called Raja Dhillu who ruled the area for 14 years at the beginning of the Christian Era.  Delhi has an area of 1,483 sq. kms.  Its maximum length is 51.90 kms and greatest width is 48.48 kms. The 2001 Census recorded 138.51 lakh population of Delhi with 3.85% annual growth rate and 47.02% decennial growth rate during 1991-2001. Delhi,  officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi, is the capital territory of the Republic of India.                     Chief Minister:   Arvind Kejriwal Lt Governor:  Najeeb Jung High Court :  High Court, Delhi Chief Justice:  G Rohini Borders:  Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Wildlife century: 1. Asola Wild Life Sanctuary River: Yamuna (Tributary in India) Lakes : 1.  Bhalswa Lake -  Northeast edge

Today, we are discussing the state  PUNJAB . (Punjab is 'land of five rivers') Granary of India & India's bread-basket ‘Punj’  means five and  ‘aab’  means water. Five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum.  Only two rivers Sutlej and Beas flow through Punjab state in India.  Ravi flows partially in Punjab (India), mainly along the international boundary of India and Pakistan. All these five rivers are tributaries of Indus River. All these five rivers finally merge into Indus River directly or indirectly and the Indus then terminates into Arabian Sea near Karachi city in Pakistan. These rivers, including the Indus River are considered part of Indus Valley River System. Capital city :  Chandigarh Chief Minister :  Sardar Parkash Singh Badal Governor :  Kaptan Singh Solanki High Court  :  Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh Chief Justice :  Shiavax Jal Vazifdar International Borders :  Pakistan to the west- Wagha Border Num

Rajasthan  was founded on November 1, 1956, is India's largest state by area It is located on the north-western side of the country. Capital : Jaipur Chief Minister:   Vasundhara Raje Governor:  Kalyan Singh Rajasthan Day:  30th March Mountain Range:  Aravali Range Desert:  Thar Desert  also known as the Great Indian Desert. It is the world's 17th largest desert Folk dance of Rajasthan : Ghoomar Rajasthan High Court Principal Seat Jodhpur and High Court Bench Jaipur  are the High Court of the state of Rajasthan The Chief Justice  - Mr. Justice Navin Sinha Total Number of districts: 33 International Border: Pakistan The list of important Rivers and Dams of Rajasthan: S.No Rivers Important Dams 1 Chambal River Kota Barrage (Kota) Ranapratap Sagar Dam (Rawatbhata) 2 Banas River Bisalpur Dam near (Deoli in Tonk district) 3 Luni River 4 Berach River 5 Sabarmati River 6 Narmada Canal The list of important Lakes of Rajasthan: S.No Lakes City

Bihar  is located in the eastern part of the country. Bihar lies mid-way between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides it with a transitional position in respect of climate, economy and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal halves by the river Ganga which flows through the middle from west to east. Bihar at a glance: Capital-  Patna Chief Minister-  Nitish Kumar Deputy Chief Minister-  Tejashwi Prasad Yadav Governor-  Ram Nath Kovind Population-  10,38,04,637 (according to census 2011) Literacy Rate-  63.82% (Bihar is the least literate state in India according to census 2011 ) Number of District-  38 Important Rivers-  Ganga, Koshi, Burgi Gandak, Mahananda, Punpun, Son, Kamala National Park-  Valmiki National Park located at West Champaran district Folk Dance-   Jumari Dance, Harvesting Dance, Holi Dance, Sohar-Khilouna Danc

Uttarakhand was formed on 9th November 2000 as the 27th State of India, when it was carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh. In January 2007, the name of the state was officially changed from Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has two regions namely Kumaon and Gharwal. Capital city:  Dehradun Chief Minister:  Harish Rawat Governor:  Dr. Krishna Kant Paul High Court:  High court of Uttarakhand, Nainital Chief Justice:  K. M. Joseph (source Supreme Court website) International Borders:  China (Tibet) in the north and Nepal in the east State Day Celebration:  9th November Important Power generation plants: 1. Chibro Power Plant 2.Khodri Power Plant 3.Chilla Power Plant Airports: 1. Jolly Grant Airport - Dehradun 2. The Pant Nagar Airport- Pantnagar of Udhamsinghnagar district 3.NainiSaini Airport (Pithoragarh Airstrip) – Pithoragarh Folk Dances: 1. Choliya Dance – Kumaon region 2. LangvirNritya 3. PandavNritya - Gharwal region 4. Ramola 5.Shotiya Tribal