Which are the tourists inters in bilaspur?

Do not which Bilaspur you are talking as one is there in Chhattisgarh and other one is in Himachal Pradesh.

Chhattisgarh:

Tourist Places

The entire Chhattishgarh Region itself is a good place for tourism, with many Historical and naturally important places.Some historical places In the district Bilaspur are as under -


Ratanpur

RATANPUR - The old capital of the Chatisgarh state - the Ratanpur, is situated Approxmetly 25 km away from Bilaspur hq. in the way of Katghora Road. According to the voice of local people , it was the important place in all four Youg. (Satyug,Dwaper,Treta,Kalyoug).

As per the tourism importantance, there is an old fort which is to day In scraped condition. There is very good attractive old sculpture On stone over the frame of Ganesh gate. In this Gate frame Idols of River Ganga-Jamuna are found to see. On entrence there looks Of the Tandav Dance of God Shivji and statue of Bramha and Vishnu.

There is a special to see that idol of God Dashanan who is cutting his own head one after another and offering to Lord Shivji. The local area's eminent faithful one of temples is the Godess Mahamaya. This temple is of eleventh century old made during the regime of CALTURI the king of Raja Ratnadev. In its surrounding, there are different old temples and ponds. Before entring in to the place of Ratanpur there is a temple of Baba Bairavnath in which an idol of nine feet. At the place of Ramtekri there is a temple of Ram Panchayat. There is a Bhuddeshwar Shiv Temple made at the feet of hil made by Bhimbhaji Bhosle and at the top there is Laxmi temple which is called Ekbira Temple. Simmilerly there is found Ratneswar Mahadev temple.

At Kariyapara, Ancient Shiv ling and Surya Temple found in the pond of Krishna Arjuni. Infront of Mahamaya Temple there is a temple of Kantideval of Maratha Period which is renoveted by archituctre department. There are Sitchourai and Jagarnath temple found too see inside the Ratanpur fort.There is a Dargah of musekhan in near by juna town. Khichdi Kedar and Lateswar are also among the tourist important .

MALLHAR - (Saravpur) Once open a time the Saravpur was the State of Capital of ancient Chatishgarh. It is approximately 14 Km. away from masturi block on the way of frtom Bialspur to Raigarh. At this place remaining found of the period from appx. 1000 BC to Culturi regime. The temples of 10th and 11th century old are seen here. Among those Pataleswar kedar temple is one of them where Gomukhi sihv ling is the main point of attraction. The Didneswari temple of Culturi regime is also found. Artisitc idols are found in Deor temple. At this place, there is mesuem having good collection of old sculpture being managed by Central Govt.


Mallhar


TALAGRAM

TALAGRAM - Talagram is famous for "Deorani-Jethani" temple and is situated appx. 25 Kms. from Bilaspur on Bhojpur-Dagori road. The another name of Talagram is ameri-kapa gram. There is a wondeful statue present in the temple which is approximately 7 ft. height , 4 ft. width and weighed 8 tons. People from all corners of the world come to see the statue. There is no any name has been given to that statue even after several years.



KUTHAGHAT
It is basically a dam located appx. 10 Kms. from Ratanpur. It is surrounded with forest and hills. There is a rest house near to that dam. It is a natural tourist point.

BELPAN
It is situated appx. 11 Kms. from Takhatpur. It is famous for a big pond (kund) and samadhi.

KHADIA DAM
It is situtated in Lormi Block which is appx. 85 Kms. from Bilaspur. It is famous for natural resources.

KABIR
Chobutara - It is situated in Gourella Block and appx. 41 Kms. from Bilaspur. It is a place of saints and mahatma.



Himachal Pradesh

Bhakra Dam : Bhakhra Dam, the highest straight gravity dam in the world situated in Naina Devi Sub-Tehsil about 14 Kms. from Nangal town occupies the predominant position amongst the places of tourist interest.

The idea for the construction of this dam was conceived by Sir Louis Dane the then Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, who travelled from Sunni to Bilaspur and then onward to Ropar. The project could not make headway due to prohibitive cost of construction. In the year 1938-39 the districts of Rohtak and Hissar of the then Punjab State experienced severe drought resulting in great loss of human life and cattle. The scheme was again mooted out but was not executed due to second world war. It was only after independence in March, 1948 that the work was taken in hand for execution. On the historic day of 17th November, 1955 later Prime Minister Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru placed the first bucket of concrete at the foundation. The constructin of dam was completed in October, 1962.

The height of the dam is 226 metres, length at the top is 518 metres and width 9 metres. It has a length of 99 metres at the bottom and width 402 metres. The project derives its name from two villages Bhakhra and Nangal situated on the foot hills of the low Himalayan ranges.

Bhakhra occupies a very important place on the India鈥檚 tourist map and has rightly been described as a 鈥淣ew Temple of Resurgent India鈥? by the late Prime Minister Mr. Nehru. The project authorities have set up a Public Relation Office in Nangal Township which provides necessary help and guidance to the tourists.

Gobind Sagar Lake : The Gobind Sagar on river Sutlej, has been created by theGobind Sagar Lake huge hydel dam at Bhakra and is named in honour of Gobind Singh the Tenth Sikh guru. One of the world's highest gravity dams, the Bhakra rises 225.5 m above its lowest foundations. Under the supervision of the famous American dam-builder, Harvey Slocum, work began in 1955 and was completed in 1962. Incidentally, Slocum had no formal training as an engineer, but his conceptions and designs have proven successful. To maintain the level of water, the flow of river Beas was also channeled to Gobind Sagar by the Beas-Sutlej link which was completed in 1976. Today, this dam feeds electricity and water to a large area the Gobind Sagar reservoir is 90 k.m. long and encompasses an area of approximately 170 sq. k.m.

Govind Sagar LakeThere are provisions for water sports speed boats and ferry rides. In October and November, when the water level of the reservoir is at its peak, a series of regattas are also organizing by the department of Tourism and Civil Aviation. Water-skiing, sailing, kayaking and water scooter racing are popular water sports activities during this period.

New Bilaspur Town : The old Bilaspur town, has now been submerged in theNew Bilaspur Town Govind Sagar, was founded in year 1663 when the capital of the state was shifted from Sunhani to this place, it was situated on the south east side of the Satluj. New Bilaspur Town is situated just above the old town of Bilaspur at a height of 670 metres above the mean sea level. The New Township Bilaspur has been conceived, planned and built on modern lines and should be regarded as the first planned hill town of the country. The new planned township, 64-km from Kiratpur on the Manali National Highway No-21, has come up which is the seat of district headquarters. The pleasure of a visit will be enhanced manifold when a motor launch is preferred as the means of travel, gliding through cool and enchanting waters of the lake. The best months from visiting this place are from September to December.

The Nalwari or Annual cattle fair is held at Bilaspur for four or five days in March months, the occasion is marked by wrestling and other amusements. A good trade is usually done. Cattle are brought from Nalagarh and neighboring parts of Punjab sell over here. It is easily approachable as regular bus services are maintained from and to Shimla, Mandi, Hamirpur and Chandigarh. The places of interest were the temples of Sri Naina Devi Ji, Raghu Nath Ji, Gopal Ji, Khanmukheshwar and Deomati where fairs are held.

Kandrour Bridge : The very beautiful and fascinating Kandrour Bridge is 8 kilometres fromKandrour Bridge Bilaspur on National Highway No-88. It is across the river Satluj. Its construction was started in April,1959 and was completed in 1965. The total cost of construction came to Rs. 28,12,998. The span of the bridge is about 280 meters with a breadth of about seven meters and the height above the lowest river bed below is about 80 meters, making it one of the highest bridge in the world. It is ranked first in Asia for its height. It has provided a link between Bilaspur, Ghumarwin and Hamirpur district, and is a marvellous engineering feat. The pillars supporting the bridge are hollowed. The bridge was opened by Shri Raj Bahadur, Minister of Transport in 1965.

Deoli Fish Farm : Deoli Fish Farm is situated at a distance of 15 Kms from NewAsia's biggest Carp Fish Farm, Deoli (Ghagus) Bilaspur township towards Mandi just below the Shimla-Mandi Road. It comprising 4.4 hectares comes in existence 1962. It consists of two big brood stock tanks and 14 nursery ponds. The total outlay on setting up this hatchery was 3.68 lacks. In beginning the farms activities were limited to meet the seed stocking requirements of Gobind Sagar reservoir, but its targets were increased year to year and research, training, technique and demonstration brought under the farm programmed. During 1978 fish species being record at the farm were demonstrated to the people by constructing a small aquarium and its aim was to apprise the popular. During 1989 a training center and Hostel were constructed within the farm premises so that training course be imparted to the departmental personnel and interested fish farmers. Now training camps are being conducted with modern fish breeding and culture technique training are imparted.

This farm has not only historic importance but is can be known as a center breedingWater Chanel of Deoli Fish Farm, Ghagus excellent training in fish culture and research programmed. Keeping in view the commendable work done in the field of breeding, the Punjab University extended its recognition for undertaking research work at this farm. The Deoli fish farm has played a major role in breeding fish population in Gobind Sagar reservoir, income of the reservoir fishermen and their lives prosperous. For the first time Silver Carp fish was stocked in Gobind Sagar reservoir from Deoli farm. Every year 30-40 lacks mirror carp fingerlings are being produced at the farm and these are stocked in Gobind Sagar reservoir and other water bodies in the State and distributed to the private fish farms. Due to regular stocking in Gobind Sagar reservoir for the last decade at has a unique capacity of fish production per hectare in the country and this credit goes to Deoli farm.

The scientists of ICAR and State Fisheries Department initiated a joint research project viz. 鈥楪enetic Rejuvenation of Fish Stock in HP鈥? The 鈥楤io-Science Department鈥?started this project entire funded about 18.00 lacks. A quality strain of fish is being reared under this project and distributed to the fish farmers.

Under this technique demonstration programme a new scheme namely 鈥楩ish Culture in Running Water鈥?was introduced for the first time at the farm. This scheme was observed suitable especially in high altitude of Himachal Pradesh on the basis of success of this technique the Govt of India incorporated this scheme under the Centrally Sponsored Fish Farmers鈥?Development Agency subsidy programme. The NABARD Bank has also approved this scheme namely 鈥楩ish Culture in Running Water鈥?which resulted in setting up of about 1000 units in the State.

In recent years sport fisheries is fostering in the Gobind Sagar reservoir which clearly indicates vast potential of attracting tourists. The Deptt regularly organizes angling completions every year. In Gobind Sagar and Mahseer fish which is a famous and most liked fish of the anglers is an important fish of this reservoir. As the breeding of Mahseer fish is not a easy job hence the Punjab University and State Fisheries Department jointly prepared a project of Rs. 19.00 lacks it was got approved from ICAR. Present hatchery set up at the Deoli farm has been constructed under this scheme. Under this scheme matured Mahseer fish would be brought from his habitat and bred in comfortable situation.

Namhol : Namhol an small hamlet is situated at about 24 kms. from Bilaspur and 68 Kms. from Shimla on the Bilaspur-Shimla motorable road on which regular bus service is maintained. There is a Thakurdwar which was built by Raja Amar Chand in 1883 A.D. Brass idols of Ram, Lakshman, Sita and Hanuman are installed in the temple. The place is the main centre of ginger trade. There are a Police Post, a Senior Secondary School, an Ayurvedic Dispensary, a Branch Post Office, a State Bank of India and a PWD Rest House.

Swarghat : At an elevation of 1128 meters from the sea level, Swarghat, once theHotel Hill Top, Swarghat summer capital of Raja Bilaspur, is situated at a distance of about 42 Kms. from Bilaspur on the Bilaspur-Chandigarh NH 21. Surrounded by pine trees it is a beautiful place and is elevated to the status of a sub-tehsil headquarters of Naina Devi. Naina Devi Ji temple and Bhakra Dam, are also approachable from here. There is Lakshmi Narain Temple in the village. This is an ideal spot for a quite over night stay. In the night, the view, while lights twinkle in the plain of Punjab, is worth seeing. It is a perfect halting place for tourists traveling from plains which once can take the breath of cool breeze. HPTDC, has recently constructed a 8 room hotel Hill Top here. The building site on the Hill Top is overlooking the plains of Punjab and thick forest of the Pine. In winter the temperature is mild in Swarghat when heavy woolens are required. Summer is very pleasant and cottons are recommended.