Gairsain

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A backgrounder

Aiswarya Raj, Feb 13, 2025: The Indian Express

Located 250 kilometres away from Dehradun, Gairsain has been the subject of political debate long before the state was formed. Here is what to know.

A long-held political demand

According to the 2011 census, Gairsain tehsil, situated in the Chamoli district, has around 61,996 inhabitants and nestles in the foothills of the Dudhatoli mountain range. The region has an Assembly building in Bhararisain built in 2014.

The demand to establish a capital at Gairsain arose in the 1960s by freedom fighter Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali, also called the hero of the Peshawar massacre. The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal in 1992 renamed the city Chandranagar in his honour.

The demand for a separate Uttarakhand state with its capital in Chandranagar or Gairsain was raised in 1992 by Kashi Singh Aery, an MLA from Didihat from Uttarakhand Kranti Dal.

According to a research paper titled “Uttarakhand Movement: The Perspective of Political Parties and from the Eye of Media” by Dr Naveen Prakash Nautiyal, Aery issued a manifesto to this effect on January 15, 1992. The manifesto envisioned 23 districts and four commissionaires for the state.

In 1992, the Gairsain Session was held from 24 to 25 July, and Aery laid the foundation stone of Chandra Nagar.

Government records show that the demand for Gairsain to be the capital gained momentum following a recommendation by the Ramashanker Kaushik committee in 1994. The committee instituted by the UP government, suggested that Gairsain would be the most suitable place for the capital of the proposed state. However, when the state was formed in November 2000, Dehradun became the “temporary” capital, since Gairsain lacked the infrastructure, and rail and air connectivity.