Palampur: Himachal Pradesh
Std code: 01894
Palampur is the tea capital of northwest india. It is set on the rising slopes of the kangra valley before they merge with the dhauladhar ranges. But tea is just one aspect which makes palampur a special resort. Abundance of water and proximity to the mountains have endowed it with a mild climate. (the name comes from the local word ‘pulum,’ meaning lots of water). This sets it apart from other tourist centres as one can enjoy its delights at any time of the year. Situated in and about the middle of the kangra valley, it is a convenient base to explore the surroundings.
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Palampur : Himachal Pradesh
Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India. It is set on the rising slopes of the Kangra Valley before they merge with the Dhauladhar ranges. But tea is just one aspect which makes Palampur a special resort. Abundance of water and proximity to the mountains have endowed it with a mild climate. (The name comes from the local word 'pulum,' meaning lots of water). This sets it apart from other tourist centres as one can enjoy its delights at any time of the year. Situated in and about the middle of the Kangra Valley, it
Getting to Palampur
Palampur is 38 km from the district headquarters town, dharamshala, on nh 20 towards mandi, and 35 km from kangra town. Access options are common to both. However, by road from delhi another route is via ambala, ludhiana and phagwara (on nh 1), hoshiarpur, mubarakpur (joining with chandigarh-una-dehra gopipur route), kangra and palampur. Though 10 km longer (535 km), it offers easier driving on double-carriageway nh1 till phagwara.
Himachal road transport corporation runs a semi-deluxe coach from delhi (isbt) to palampur, via chandigarh, everyday.
Palampur railway station, maranda; enquiries /reservations « 30050, new bus stand, palampur
Mandi By road
At the junction of national highways nos. 20 (pathankot-mandi) and 21(chan-digarh-manali), mandi is very well con¬nected to all parts of himachal pradesh and the northern region. Road distances to some important centres in the region are: manali 110 km, dharamshala 140 km, dalhousie 265 km, shimla 130 km, hamir-pur 75 km, chandigarh 210 km and delhi 460 km.
Being on two major national highways, mandi is excellently served by bus servic¬es, both deluxe and ordinary. All deluxe, airconditioned and ordinary buses of vari¬ous states transport corporations, like del¬hi, haryana, rajasthan, punjab, chandi¬garh, j&k and himachal, and private coach operators
Kangra : Himachal Pradesh
Kangra Valley is between the Dhauladhar range and the Shiwalik foothills. It spreads northwest from near Mandi to Jassur near Pathankot. Though named after Kangra town, the largest town is Oharamsala (1,830 m) followed by Palampur (1,249 m). The valley is famous for the Kangra school of miniature paintings. A lesser known fact is that it has the second highest rainfall in India. It is also known for important temples like Jwalamukhi, Baijnath, Brijeshwari Devi, Chamunda Devi and others. The valley
Chamba By road
The road access to chamba, from pathankot or places in himachal pradesh, like shimla, manali, dharamshala, etc, is similar to dalhousie except from banikhet the state highway continues left to cham¬ba (50 km). Some road distances to impor¬tant places beyond chamba are: bharmour 65 km, tissa 56 km.
Chamba is very well linked by bus servic¬es to pathankot (nearly a half-hour service), delhi, jammu and all the major cities of him¬achal pradesh and north india by state trans¬port corporations of himachal, delhi, punjab and j&k. Many private bus companies also run services to the city from many places in
