Uttarakhand govt committed to restoring lost glory of Jadung

The state's tourism dept is working tirelessly to revive the glory of Jadung

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Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jadung, a tiny hamlet on the Sino-Indo border in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, is a village where time seems to have stopped.

Inhabited originally by the Jadh Bhotiya, a semi-nomadic tribe, the village was evacuated in 1962 during the India-China war and since then, the inhabitants have migrated to nearby villages such as Dunda, Bagori and Harsil and even to farther cities like Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh in search of work. The odd dilapidated houses in the village tell stories of a vibrant past, when the villagers had trading ties with neighbouring regions of Tibet. They would trade sugar, grains, spices and wool and in return bring back salt and ornaments.