Virbhadra: Difference between revisions

'''Virbhadra''' is a town in [[Dehradun district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttarakhand]], located close to the pilgrimage town of [[Rishikesh]]. It is most known as the factory township of [[Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited]], [[Rishikesh]] plant (IDPL), a [[Government of India]] undertaking, established in 1967, with about 2800 houses,<ref>[http://www.idpl.gov.in/rishikesh_plant.html Rishikesh Plant]</ref> with Government Inter College and a [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]], established in 1976 with support from IDPL administration but get closed in 2000, again reestablished by initiative of centre government in same campus in 2003 <ref>[http://kvrishikesh.org/aboutus.html History - KV, Virbhadra, Rishikesh].</ref> The town also has a historical [[Virbhadra Temple]], [[Neem Karoli Baba]] Ashram and a Hanuman Mandir. Very near to the town is the [[Pashulok Barrage]] which acts as a water reservoir for the Chilla Hydro power plant. The motorable road to the [[Neelkanth Mahadev Temple]] passes along the top of the dam.A book on IDPL township titled "Township ke Din" was written by writer Dr Harish Yadav which depicts the life of IDPL Virbhadra Township.<ref>https://evincepub.com/product-tag/township-ke-din/</ref>