Encephalitis Toll Climbs to 589 in Gorakhpur

Another child succumbed to encephalitis here, taking the death toll in the viral disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 589 this year.

The child hailing from Gorakhpur died yesterday. Two more children suffering from the disease have been admitted to the BRD Medical College Hospital, officials said today.

As many as 3496 patients of Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome were admitted to different government hospitals of Gorakhpur and Basti divisions this year, of which 589 died.

This year, patients from Bihar and adjoining Nepal were also admitted to BRD MCH, they said adding that 52 patients from Bihar and three from Nepal succumbed to the disease in the hospital this year.

Bakhira Bird Sanctuary

Bakhira Bird Sanctuary

This is an important and largest natural flood plain wetland in the eastern U.P., which provides a wintering & staging ground for a number of migratory waterfowls & a breeding ground for resident birds. Bakhira Bird Sanctuary is spread over an area of 28.94 sq. km and was declared a bird Sanctuary in 1990 by the Govt. order 822/14-3-60/1989, dated 14/5/1990. The Sanctuary is named after the small township Bakhira, located adjacent to the lake & there are about 108 villages surrounding the lake within 5 km radius.

Golghar Market

Here is a famous market, known as Golghar Market, that is the heart of Gorakhpur city, It is more famous, because it is the main centre of Goarkhpur city, it is half K.M far from railway station and bus station of the gorakhpur. 

 

This market is more popular because it have nice collection of all types of shops, like wedding accessery, souiting & shirtings, cosmettics, handicrfts, jewellery, garments, apparels, electronics and electrical items.

 

 

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Tourist Destination Kushinagar

 As of 2001 India census, Kushinagar had a population of 17,982. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kushinagar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Kushinagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.It is 20km (south) away from Padrauna, 55km (east) from Gorakhpur, and 35km (north) from deoria.

Ancient history

In ancient times, it was known as Kushavati (Jatakas). It finds mention in epic Ramayan as the city of Kusha the son of Ram, the famous king of Ayodhya. Kushinagar was a celebrated center of the Malla kingdom of ancient India. Later, it would be known as Kushinara, one of the most important four holy sites for Buddhists. At this location, near the Hiranyavati River, Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana (or 'Final Nirvana') after falling ill from eating a meal of a species of mushroom, or possibly pork.

Gorakhpur Tourist Destination

Gorakhnath Temple

Gorakhnath Temple

Location	About 4 km form railway station on NH-29A (connecting the city to Nepal border) in Gorakhnath locality of Gorakhpur, U.P., India
Ideal time	Throughout the year, especially during morning & evening Arties, Tuesdays & Saturdays are considered more

The Geography of Gorakhpur

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The present  district of   Gorakhpur,  265 Kms  east  of capital  Lucknow, on National  Highway -28 lies between Latitude   26° 46´ N and Longitude 83° 22´ E, covers  the  geographical  area of  3483.8  Sq. km.  It is bounded by  districts Mahrajganj  in the north, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh and Mau in the south,  Kushinagar and Deoria in the east and Sant Kabirnagar in the west.

Gorakhpur city,  (260 41' to 260 50' North latitude and 830 20'  to 830 27' East longitude)  is situated in the Terai belt of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India.  Due to pleasant climate , it was considered  a mini hill station by British. In term of population growth , it is at present the second largest city, after Varanasi, in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Geographically the city is situated on the left bank of river Rapti at the confluence of the river Rapti and Rohin.

The History of Gorakhpur

GorakhNath Temple

The city has derived its name and fame from renowned saint Goraksha Nath. He is  popularly known as Gorakhnath, a guru in the Nath Yogi Sampradaya,  who came here in 9th century AD. This was the time when the region was ruled by Deopal, king of West Bengal (810-850AD) and  the yogi started practicing austerities on the spot where the famous temple named after him stands. It is believed that during that time  the river Rapti was flowing through the  center of the city following the path to Ramgarh lake. During epic period, the region covered the present district of Gorakhpur, known as karapatha which formed part of the kingdom of Kosala, an important center of Aryan culture and civilization.