Munsiari

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Munsyari (Kumaoni: Munsyār) is the name of the sub-division headquarters, a municipal board, a conglomeration of revenue villages and it also refers to the entire region as Munsiyari Tehsil and Sub Division in the Pithoragarh District in the hill-state of Uttarakhand, India.

It is a hill station and lies at the base of the great Himalayan mountain range, at an elevation of about {{Convert|2200|m|ft|-2|abbr=on}}Garhwal-Himalaya-Ost, 1:150,000 scale topographic map, prepared in 1992 by Ernst Huber for the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, based on maps of the Survey of India, and is a starting point of various treks into the interior of the range.

Economy

Principally subsistence based agriculture and animal husbandry and allied activities. Many families are dependent on forests and natural resources for their livelihoods.Theophilus E, Et Al (2002), A Biodiversity Log And Strategy Input, Document For The Gori River Basin, Western Himalaya Ecoregion District Pithoragarh, Uttaranchal, A Sub-State Process Under The National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan India, Foundation For Ecological Security

Establishment

During a summer festival organized in Munsiyari market in 2013, a proposal for granting Munsiyari the status of Nagar Panchayat (lower level Municipality) was passed by the locals.{{cite news|title=मुनस्यारी को नगर पंचायत बनाने की मांग मुखर - Amarujala|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/Pithoragarh-56696-117|access-date=26 May 2018|work=Amar Ujala|language=hi}} Gram Panchayats attached to the Munsiyari market had also given their consent for this. On 28 February 2014, the Uttarakhand Cabinet decided to grant Nagar Panchayat status to the towns of Munsiyari, Chaukhutia and Naugaon.{{cite web|title=Decisions taken in the Cabinet meeting on 28th February 2014|url=http://cm.uk.gov.in/files/Cabinet_Decisions/Cabinet_Decision_28_February,_2014.pdf|access-date=26 May 2018|language=hi}} Shortly afterwards, the then Chief Minister Harish Rawat made an announcement confirming this move while on a visit to the town.{{cite news|title=मुनस्यारी नगर पंचायत के गठन की अधिसूचना निरस्त- Amarujala|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/notification-of-the-formation-of-the-nagar-panchayat-munsyari-canceled|access-date=26 May 2018|work=Amar Ujala|language=hi}} The municipal area was to be created by incorporating 5 Gram Panchayats: Mallaghorpatta, Tallaghorpatta, Bunga, Sarmoli and Jainti. An official notification was issued on 7 October 2014, but due to major opposition by the Gram Sabhas, the Nagar Panchayat could not come into existence.{{cite news|title=नगर पंचायत में शामिल नहीं होंगे ग्रामीण|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/pithoragarh-13996018.html|access-date=26 May 2018|work=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}} In June 2015, several government officials visited the area and tried to initiate talks with local villagers.{{cite news|title=नगर पंचायत मुनस्यारी के लिए सरकारी कवायद शुरू|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/pithoragarh-12484612.html|access-date=26 May 2018|work=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}} After all the talks failed, the notification that allowed the formation of Nagar Panchayat was revoked on 22 August 2016.

Natural history

= Birds =

A part of the administrative region of Munsiari is located in the Gori river basin. As of May 2014 a total of 319 birdsBirdLife International (2017) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Goriganga Basin. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 12/01/2017. have been recorded, constituting a quarter of India's birds. Species richness apart, the Gori river basin harbours many rare, endemic, globally threatened and endangered bird species, including many of the evolutionarily older birds on the Indian sub-continent. The region has been designated by Birdlife International as an Important Bird Area.{{Cite book|title=Birds of Munsiari|publisher=Himal Prakriti - A Trust for Nature|year=2014|location=Munsiari, Uttarakhand, India|pages=3}}

= Lichen Park =

The Uttarakhand Forest Department has developed a lichen park in Munsiari, which is spread across 1.5 acres. It is India's first lichen park and its development started in 2019.{{cite news |title=India's 'first' lichen park in Uttarakhand to conserve Jurassic era plant |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/india-s-first-lichen-park-in-uttarakhand-to-conserve-jurassic-era-plant/613213 |publisher=Times Now |date=28 June 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Punetha |first1=Prem |title=U'khand forest department develops India's first lichen park in Munsyari |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/ukhand-forest-department-develops-indias-first-lichen-park-in-munsyari/articleshow/76666225.cms |publisher=Times of India |date=28 June 2020}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://pithoragarh.nic.in/|Pithoragarh district, official website}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100925080040/http://www.pandeyji.com/kumaon/index.cfm Driving guide to Munsyari]
[http://www.himalprakriti.org Natural History Information on Birds from Himal Prakriti]

Category:Cities and towns in Pithoragarh district

Category:Hill stations in Uttarakhand

Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand