Gulmarg’ – ‘Path Of Roses’ In Hindi
Gulmarg’ – ‘Path Of Roses’ In Hindi Is A Hill Station And A Notified Area Committee Town Of Baramulla District In India’s Northernmost State – Jammu And Kashmir.Located At 34°03′N74°23′E34.05°N 74.38°E Coordinates, It Is A Mountain-plateau Perched At An Elevation Of About 9000 Feeton The Slopes Of Mount Apharwat – World’s 9th Highest Mountain.Gulmarg Lies At The Western End Of The Himalayas In A Subsidiary Range Called The Pir Panjal And Close To Nanga Parbat (Mountain). Gulmarg Is About 55 Kilometres Southwest Of The State Capital – Srinagar. Gulmarg Is An All-weather Resort And Attracts Tourists For Trekking, Mountain Biking, Horse Riding, Water Skiing, Fishing, Skiing, Heli-skiing, Snowboarding, Sledding And Snow-shoeing. An International Tourism Destination For Winter Adventure Sports - Gulmarg Is One Of The Best Powder Snow Resorts Of The World Owing To Regular And Considerable Snowfalls All Winter Long. Gulmarg Was Originally Called ‘Gaurimarg’ By The Native Shepherds. In The 16th Century, Sultan Yusuf Shahchanged Its Name To ‘Gulmarg’ When He Saw Scores Of Brightly Coloured Wildflowers Carpeting The Hills And Meadows Kilometres Together. Mughal Emperor Jahangir Is Known To Have Picked 21 Different Varieties Of Wild Flowers From Gulmarg. Gulmarg Has Been A Filmmaker’s Favourite Locale When The Theme Is Romance. Gulmarg Epitomizes Natural Beauty And Fills The Ambience With Marvelous Multi-coloured Landscapes What With Millions Of Wild Flowers Covering Kilometres Of Meadows And Hill Slopes Of Gulmarg. It Is A Massive Saucer-shaped Slope,dense And Bright Greenmeadow Of About 5 Square Kilometres In Area In The Gulmarg Valley Of The Kashmir Region. In Springtime This Whole Area Gets Blanketed With Scores Of Bright Daisies, Poppies, Buttercups, Bluebells And Forget Me Not’s. All This Is With A Backdrop Of The Silvery Snow-capped Mountain Range. The Course That Leads To Gulmarg Is Just As Fascinating As It Meanders Its Way Through Flat Areas Of Rice Fields And Then Ascends The Hills Through Conifer-covered Hill-slopes. This Is One Of The Few Places To Skip Shortcuts. The Peaks Surrounding Gulmarg Range In Heights Of 8,700 And 10,500 Ft, Which Make It The Only ‘Heli Skiing’Station In Asia And The Highest Skiing Location In India. Being A World Famous Tourist Spot For Snow Sports, The Sports Gear Such As Skis, Boots, Sticks, Gloves And Goggles Are Available For Rent At The Ski Shop Which Is Owned And Run By The Government Where You Would Also Find Skiing Instructors. You Would Be Surprised To Know That The World’s Second HighestCable Car Operates In Gulmarg! Gulmarg Also Cradles One Of World’s Highest Golf Courses. Gulmarg Offers Some Breath-takingviews On The Trekking Trails. The Trek Routes Commence At Gulmarg And Follow A Well-graded Pony Track Over The Apharwat Ridgeand Across To The Khilanmarg. At The Base Of The Apharwat Ridge Lies The Picturesque Alpine Lake –Alpather About 13 Kms From Gulmarg.The Alpather Lake Is Frozen For More Than Half A Year Until Mid-June Where You See Lumps Of Ice Afloat. Horse-Riding Enthusiasts Make It A Day’s Excursion To The Alpather Lake By Traversing The 26 Kms Onward And Back On Horseback. At The Base Of The Slopes Of Gulmarg Is The Shrine Of Baba Reshi Or Ziarat Of Baba Reshi Who Is A Famous Muslim Saint Who Breathed His Last In Gulmarg. Baba Reshi Was Once A Courtier Of The Kashmir King Zain-ul-Abidin. Thousands Of Pilgrims Visit This Shrine Each Year. Joshmaidan Is Another Beautiful Meadow Near Gulmarg To Visit And Takes 5 Days For A Return Trekking Trip. Beauty Mixes With The Brains At Gulmarg With The Inception And Presence Of The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) In Gulmargat 74o E, 34.1o N Coordinates. This High-altitude Atomic Research Centre Is An Astrophysical Science Division That Operates A Low-energy Neutron Monitor. BARC Engages In A Wide Spectrum Of Scientific And Technological Activities Spanning Basic Laboratory Bench Scale Research To Scaled-up Plant Level Operations. BARC’s Mandate Is To Provide Research And Development Support Required To Sustain One Of The Major Peaceful Applications Of Nuclear Energy Such As The Power Generation, Including The Conceptualization Of The Program; Drafting And Finalization Of The Design Of The Reactor And Its Peripheral Components. The Astrophysical Sciences Division Operates Three Outstation Facilities At - Mount Abu, Srinagar And Gulmarg. A Low Energy Neutron Monitor Is Operated At This High Altitude Research Laboratory In Gulmarg While The Mumbai And Mount Abu Laboratories Engage In High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy. What BARC Also Does Is Extend Its Expertise To Chemical Processing Of Spent Fuels, Safe Disposal Of Nuclear Waste Besides Developing New Isotope Application Techniques In Industries, Medicine And Agriculture. Advanced Frontline Research In Physical, Chemical And Biological Sciences Are Intensely Being Pursued In BARC In Order To Give The Nation A Cutting Edge In The Fields Of Science And Technology At The International Levels. Thus, BARC Is A Multifaceted Institution Wherein The In House Research Findings Were Further Translated Into The Development Stage And Finally Through Successful Demonstration Phase Is Taken For Deployment In The Respective Fields. Advanced Equipment And Instruments, Well Set Laboratories, Vibrant Ambience And Availability Of Expertise From All Fields Of Science And Engineering Are The Unique Features Of BARC Committed In Taking The Nation To The New Horizons Of Knowledge And Development. The High Altitude Research Laboratory Was Established At Gulmarg, Kashmir In 1963, Based On The Initiative Of Dr. H. J. Bhabha – Scientist, Engineer And Architect.Its Directive Was To Provide The Indian Scientific Community - A Self-contained High Altitude / High Latitude Laboratory For Scientific Research. Over The Years, Myriad Scientific Investigations In The Field Of Ionospheric Studies, Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, Radio Astronomy, Geomagnetism, Atmospheric Neutron Monitoring, High Altitude Flora And Fauna Etc. Have Been Conducted At This Laboratory. Homi Jehangir Bhabha Was The Visionary, Who Conceptualized The Indian Nuclear Programme And Initiated The Nuclear Science Research In India In March 1944 With The Help Of A Group Of Scientists. He Envisaged The Vast Potential Of Nuclear Energy And Its Feasible Utilization In The Field Of Power Generation. In 1944, Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha Launched The Indian Nuclear Programme Having Realized The Immense Potential Of Nuclear Energy As An Alternative Source For Electric Power Generation. Dr. Bhabha Launched Nuclear Research In India Following The Discovery Of Nuclear Fission Phenomena By Otto Hahn And Fritz Strassman And Soon After Enrico Fermi From Chicago Reported The Feasibility Of Sustained Nuclear Chain Reactions. Milestone Of The Department Of Atomic Energy: 1944: Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha Urges Sir Dorabji Tata Trust To Start Nuclear Research In India. 1945: Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Is Inaugurated. 1948: Atomic Energy Commission Is Constituted. 1949: Rare Minerals Survey Unit Is Set Up. Later, This Unit Becomes Atomic Minerals Division. It Is Renamed As Atomic Minerals Directorate For Exploration And Research On July 29, 1998. 1952: Rare Earths Plant Of IRE At Alwaye, Kerala, Is Dedicated To The Nation And Production Of Rare Earths & Thorium - Uranium Concentrate Commences. 1954: Department Of Atomic Energy Is Created. 1957: Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) Is Inaugurated. 1961: Research Reactor ZERLINA Attains Criticality. 1965: Plutonium Plant Is Inaugurated. 1967: Atomic Energy Establishment Trombay (AEET) Is Renamed As Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. 1967: Electronics Corporation Of India Limited Is Set Up At Hyderabad For Producing Electronic Systems, Instruments And Components. 1967: Formation Of Power Projects Engineering Division, Mumbai, Which Was Subsequently Converted To Nuclear Power Board On August 17, 1984. It Is Renamed As Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Limited On September 17, 1987. 1968: Uranium Mill At Jaduguda, With A Capacity Of 1,000 TPD, Commences Commercial Production Of Magnesium Diuranate (yellow Cake). Jaduguda Mine Shaft Is Commissioned In November 1968. 1968: Nuclear Fuel Complex Is Set Up At Hyderabad. 1969: Reactor Research Centre Is Started At Kalpakkam. Renamed As Indira Gandhi Centre For Atomic Research In 1985. 1969: Heavy Water Projects Is Constituted. Later, It Becomes Heavy Water Board. 1969: Tarapur Atomic Power Station Starts Commercial Operation. 1971: Plutonium Fuel For Research Reactor PURNIMA-I Is Fabricated At Trombay. 1972: Formation Of DAE Safety Review Committee. 1972: Research Reactor PURNIMA-I Attains Criticality. 1972: Unit-1 Of Rajasthan Atomic Power Station At Kota Begins Commercial Operation. Unit II Goes Commercial On November 1, 1980. 1974: Peaceful Underground Nuclear Experiment Is Conducted At Pokhran, Rajasthan. 1977: Variable Energy Cyclotron Becomes Operational At Kolkata. 1983: Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Is Constituted. 1984: Madras Atomic Power Station - Unit I At Kalpakkam Starts Commercial Operation. Unit II Goes Commercial On March 21, 1986. 1985: Waste Immobilization Plant (WIP) At Tarapur Is Commissioned. 1989: Regional Radiation Medicine Centre (RRMC) Is Inaugurated At Kolkata. 1998: Five Underground Nuclear Tests Are Conducted At Pokhran Range, Rajasthan. 1999: India's First Nuclear Power Plant Simulator Is Upgraded. 2002: India Signs The Contract With The Russian Federation For The Nuclear Power Station At Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu. 2003: Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) Is Set Up At Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. 2004: Crystal And Mat Laboratories Are Inaugurated At Trombay. Computer Centre Is Inaugurated At Trombay. Protocols For Entering The BARC Premises: Entry Is Strictly By Invitation Only. Valid Identity Proof With Photographs Like, Company Photo ID Card, Valid Passport, Voter Card, PAN Card Is To Be Produced At The Entrance. Any Electronic Items Like Digital Diary, Pager, Remote Keys, Camera, Binoculars, Film Rolls (Exposed & Unexposed), Laptops, Palmtops Etc. Are Not Allowed Inside. Any Mobile And FM/Radio Enabled Devices Are Not Allowed Inside. Any Portable Storage Devices Like Floppies, CDROM, DVD, Pen Drives, Portable Hard Disk, Memory Stick Are Not Allowed Inside. Do Not Carry Any Other Personal Articles Which Are Not Required For Official Work. For More Details You May Contact The Security Officer On Duty At The Reception. After Verification Of Documents Like ID Proof, CEP Application And Presence Of Invitee Official/escort Official, A Temporary Card Will Be Issued By The Security Officer. Your Visit To BARC Is Restricted To The Locations Mentioned On The CEP. During The Visit To BARC, Always Display/carry The Temporary Card. Depending On The Activities In The Laboratory, BARC Reserves The Right To Permit Or Revoke Invitation - With Or Without Notice.

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