A first, I-Day function to be held at Bara Bhangal

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Palampur, July 21

The Baijnath administration will hold the Independence Day function at Bara Bhangal this year. A function is being held there for the first time since independence.

Kangra DC Nipun Jindal has directed SDM Salem Aazam to unfurl the national flag at Bara Bhangal.

It will take two days for an administration team to reach Bara Bhangal by covering a distance of 60 km on foot. They will have to cross the Thamsar pass, the highest peak, on the way to the valley.

To reach Bara Bhangal is not an easy task. The track is considered one of the toughest in the state. A number of casualties are reported every year.

The SDM and his team will also hold a “Khula Darbar” in Bara Bhangal to listen to public grievances.

Prem Kumar Dhumal was the first Chief Minister, who visited Bara Bhangal in 2010 along with a team of the Kangra administration, and listened to their problems.

The total population of the valley is around 660. Most of the residents migrate to Bir and Baijnath before the onset of the winter and the valley remains snow-covered for nine months. There is no electricity in the valley. The state government has provided a generator to villagers but that too is out of order.

Information gathered by The Tribune reveals that CM Jai Ram Thakur is also keen to meet the residents of Bara Bhangal in September.

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Caption:- Pictures of Bara Bhanghal Tribune photo