Sonbhadra (also known as Sonebhadra) or Sonanchal is the second largest district by area of Uttar Pradesh after Lakhimpur Kheri. The district headquarters is in the town of Robertsganj.
Sonbhadra is also known as the "Energy Capital of India" because there are multiple power plants.[2]
Sonbhadra lies between Vindhya and Kaimur hills, and its topology and natural environment prompted First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru to refer to Sonbhadra as the "Switzerland of India".[3]
Jawaharlal Nehru at inauguration of Rihand Dam
In 2018 Uttar Pradesh's chief minister Yogi Adityanath recognised Sonbhadra as a tourist hub in Purvanchal region and further promoted by Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department.[4]
In February 2020, a Press Trust of India (PTI) news report incorrectly claimed that the Geological Survey of India (GSI) had found 3,000 tonnes (3,300 tons) of gold deposits in Sonbhadra district. PTI later clarified on Twitter that the GSI had told PTI that there had been no such discovery of large gold deposits in the district.[5][6]
^ ab"52nd Report of the Commissioners for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^Catch News. "Sonbhadra Singrauli has all the ingredients Energy capital of India". Retrieved 7 June 2016.
^Sudhir Kumar (7 July 2018). "Once hailed by PM Nehru for its beauty, 'India's Switzerland' lacks access to power, water, healthcare". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 July 2018. Country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was so taken up by the natural beauty of the region that he once described Sonbhadra as the "Switzerland of India."
^"Develop Sonbhadra as a tourism hub: Yogi". Hindustan Times. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^@PTI_News (22 February 2020). "Geological Survey of India tells PTI there has been no discovery of gold deposits estimated to be around 3,000 tonnes in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, as claimed by district mining official" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Twitter.
^"No discovery of around 3,000-tonne gold deposits in U.P.'s Sonbhadra: GSI". The Hindu. PTI. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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