Gairsain declared as the new summer capital of uttarakhand
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The commission had recommended that Dehradun should be made the permanent capital and rejected Gairsain as it is prone to earthquakes. The commission had looked into the feasibility of five
places – Dehradun, Gairsain, Rishikesh, Kashipur and Ramnagar – as the state capital on several parameters including geographical conditions, population, accessibility, transport system,
seismic conditions and security. The commission had submitted its 250-page report in 2008 to the then BJP government.