NETARHAT INDIA
Netarhat is a town in Latehar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Referred to as the "Queen of Chotanagpur", it is a popular hill station. The town is famous for Netarhat Residential School, set up in 1954.
Geography
Netarhat is located at 23.4833°N 84.2667°E, at a height of 1,071 metres (3,514 ft)
It is a plateau covered with thick forest.Located in the Pat region of Chota Nagpur Plateau, Netarhat plateau is about 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) broad. It consists of crystalline rocks and has a summit capped with sandstone trap or laterite. Region of Netarhat is covered with Pine and Pear trees who are planted by Forest Depatment and forests mostly have Sal, Kendu, Mahua and Eucalyptus. The highest point is 3,696 feet (1,127 m)[
Transport
It is located 156 kilometres (97 mi) west of Ranchi, the state capital. It is 210 kilometres (130 mi) from Daltonganj.
Tourism
Netarhat is famous for its glorious sunrises and sunsets during the summer months
Netarhat has several places of tourist interests including Magnolia Point (10 km from Netarhat, ideal site for viewing sunset), Upper Ghaghri Falls (4 km from Netarhat), Lower Ghaghri Falls (10 km from Netarhat), Koel View Point (3 km from Netarhat), Lodh Falls (60 km from Netarhat, the highest waterfall in Jharkhand), Sadni Falls (35 km from Netarhat).
Education
Netarhat Vidyalaya is a residential public school set up in 1954.[7]spread over 780 acres is one of the most prominent institute for schooling academics and bears best reputation in Eastern India and in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand over 60 years.
JUNGLE WARFARE SCHOOL
There is another prominent academy of police training college located in Jharkhand police named as Jungle Warfare school, or JWFS in short. It has big campus spreading over 192 acres near upper ghagri waterfall and was established in 2008 to train state police speacialy on the lines of Armed Forces to fight and counter growing naxal insurgency in the state. It also holds a CIAT I.e Counter Insurgency and Anti Terrorist training school.Short term courses are taken by state forces to excel in jungle Warfare tactics and counter insurance and naxalism. Later school was upgraded to train police recruit constables and also to train promotee upgraded refreshment courses for Head constables. The size of batch is almost 890.
Recently for the first time the academy was upgraded to train police officers for the first time to the rank of Sub-Inspectors for Jharkhand police in 2018 of size of batch was huge of 890.
The academy is headed by an officer holding the rank of DIG and is assisted by SP of police. DIG Mr Manoj Kumar Singh is presently the principal of the academy .
There is one more famous school the ST Xavier's Boarding school in hill station.
FAMOUS FOR SUNRISE AND SUNSET
Encircled by low hills, forests and hilly springs, Netarhat nestles like a secret refuge in the heart of Jharkhand. Once home to several tribes, the hills caught the fancy of the British rulers who converted it into a hill station. Then dubbed as the ‘Queen of Chhota Nagpur’, the hill station has moved far beyond its colonial days. Now known for its natural beauty and a public residential school that was opened in 1954, Netarhat is a weekend getaway from Ranchi, the state capital, about 150km away by road.
Reaching Netarhat from the plains is part of the fun. The rolling hills are covered with sal, palash and mahuwa trees. The steep hill road (‘ghat’ road) cuts through the forests, runs past some sharp bends, finally flattening into a plateau on which perches Netarhat at a height of 1,250 metres, amidst cypress and pine trees. A huge gate welcomes you to town.
The best place to stay in Netarhat is definitely the tourist lodge run by the state tourism. Aptly named, Prabhat Vihar offers the best view of the sunrise across the hills. So even if you are staying there, head early for the viewing gallery to take a vantage position because it does get crowded by visitors from other hotels too.
According to local beliefs, Hanuman (the Monkey God from Ramayana) was born in a cave in the nearby Anjan village and it was here that he had rushed to eat the sun thinking it was a fruit. Ignore the story if you like but do not miss the sunrise and sunset views in Netarhat.
The Netarhat Vidyalaya (a residential school) is about 2km from the tourist lodge. Less than a km from the school is an old British building, the Chalet House. According to local reports, the Jharkhand government has agreed to hand over the building, said to be the former summer quarters of British officers, to the school for restoration.
About 2km from Netarhat bus stand is a dam built during the British period. Surrounded by hills, it is a popular picnic point in winter.
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