Kaurik

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Kaurik
Village
Kaurik is located in Himachal Pradesh
Kaurik
Kaurik
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates: 32°05′46″N 78°40′23″E / 32.096°N 78.673°E / 32.096; 78.673Coordinates: 32°05′46″N 78°40′23″E / 32.096°N 78.673°E / 32.096; 78.673
CountryIndia
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictLahul and Spiti
TehsilSpiti
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Kaurik is village in the Lahul and Spiti district, in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is in the valley of the Parang River (also called Pare Chu) before its confluence with the Spiti River. It is close to the border with Tibet. The Tibetan village on the opposite of the border is Tsurup Sumgyi (or Tsosib Sumkyil).[1]

Kaurik is connected to the rest of India through Kaurik-Sumdo Road, which is one of the India-China Border Roads. Sumdo is connected to the rest of India through two national highways - the NH 5 Sumdo-Nako-Shimla Highway through Kinnaur district and the NH 505 Sumdo-Kaza-Gramphu-Manali highway through Spiti River valley which remains closed for 7 months due to lack of road tunnel at snow-clad Kunzum Pass (4,551 m or 14,931 ft).[2]

In 1975, landslides during an earthquake completely destroyed the village situated in Kaurik,[3][4] Though Kaurik is [mistakenly] claimed to be India's last village on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sumdo-Kaurik sector,[2] in reality the Lepcha village, which is further one hour hike from Kaurik towards LAC, is the last habitation in India. Largest number of survivors of Kaurik village now reside in Hoorling village in this area. The Lepcha village and the ruins of Kaurik are in a restricted area under Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) control and civilians require permission from SDM office at Kaza.

References[]

  1. ^ Spiti: Legend & lore, Spectrum (Tribune India), 10 June 2007.
  2. ^ a b BRO restores Sumdho-Gramphu road after seven months, The Tribune, 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ Chawla, Noni (30 November 2015). "A road trip to Spiti in Himachal Pradesh". Outlook India (Outlook Traveller). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. ^ Srivastava, Lakshman Saran, "Landslides in Rock Slopes During January 19, 1975, Kinnaur Earthquake in Himachal Pradesh, India" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 10.


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