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Jutogh Cantt School

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The school CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is located in the area JUTOGH of SHIMLA-4. CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is in the SHIMLA district of HIMACHAL PRADESH state. pincode is 171008. CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH SHIMLA-4 was establised in the year 1905. The management of CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is Local Body. CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is a P. with U.Primary school. The coeducation status of CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is Co-Educational. The residential status of CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is No. and the residential type of CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is Not Applicable. The total number of students in CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH SHIMLA-4 is 165. The total number of teachers in CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH SHIMLA-4 is 7. The total number of non teaching staff in CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is 2. The medium of instruction in CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is Hindi. The total number of class rooms in CANTT. BOARD MIDDLE SCH JUTOGH is 8. The total ...

Gharat an Old Technology for a Greener tomorrow

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Gharat :- A self sustained water powered Flour mill  Watermill is a centuries old technology,Our town Jutogh also has witnessed this legacy as we had our own gharat. It was near to badairi village.  it is said that this technology started around 7th century. This technology is widespread over the hilly territories of Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and North East India. The watermills popularly known as ‘gharats’ in Himachal Pradesh, have traditionally been used for rice hulling, milling of grain and other mechanical applications. With the advent of new technology these can be used to produce electricity, not only energy requirement can be met but it would boost the economic and social condition of power producers. Lately with the thoughtful intervention of Govt Agencies and NGOs now the up gradation and modernization of watermills has caught technologists’ eye.

Jutogh Railway Station

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Jutogh Rail Way Station Jutogh: Located just 8 km away from the city centre, this army cantonment is near Totu, an important suburb of Shimla city. History Shimla (then spelt Simla) was settled by the British shortly after the first Anglo-Gurka war,   and is located at 7,116 feet (2,169 m) in the foothills of the Himalayas. By the 1830s, Shimla had already developed as a major base for the British.    It became the summer capital of British India in 1864, and was also the headquarters of the British army in India. Prior to construction of the railway communication with the outside world was via village cart. The railway was constructed on a two foot gauge (610mm) by the Delhi-Ambala-Kalka Railway Company commencing in 1898.   The estimated cost of Rs 86,78,500, however, the cost doubled during execution of the project.    The 96.54 km (59.99 mi) line was opened for traffic November 9, 1903.    Because of th...

Jutogh Cemetary

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Jutogh Cemetery Actual Satellite view from Google Map Jutogh cemetery has been a place of british time soldiers resting place . Here is the list of solder's names with theie death dates.

St. Michael Church Jutogh Cantt.

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The church of st. Michael the Archangel at jutogh was built by government in 1885 and consecrated in 1886 . Shimla & shimla hills are included the archdiocese of Agra , and chaplains were deputed by his grace Archbishop to shimla m jutogh , Dagshai , Solon & Subathu .  on the occasion of the removal of bishop cotton school from jutogh to its present site , it was originally intended to build a chapel capable of holding 200 boys. It was however , agreed that a building to hold 300 should be erected .  At the Cart Road cemetery lies buried Major Samuel Boileau Goad, who was perhaps one of the wealthiest residents of the city and at one point owned at 30 of the most valued properties which included, BarneĆ¢€™s Court, Kennedy House, The Park and Holly Lodge. Details of other cemeteries at Sanjauli, St BedeĆ¢€™s Kanlog and Jutogh in Shimla have also been documented.

Jutogh History Revisited

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My recent visit to Jutogh & i clicked few more pics . Tried to revisit the history ,gathered few more facts. We would try to revisit the history with British time Bakery it use to serve British army and after independence till it's rusting days. As if now this building is not in condition to stand properly even. Today it has lost it's importance . As gone the days it has lost its purpose of being a bakery also . Now it is a residence of few local people. Jutogh Bakery  The Next chapter in the history to be visited is of British time's Military Hospital . As i was not allowed to take hospital's pictures . However i took a pic from distance of dead house. From childhood we heard that it was the place from British era Army use to keep dead bodies at this small place. So it was called Dead House .  As from my last posts i wrote that British army use to stay here . Before the independence Jutogh was also the redinence to a  large ...

Metamorphic history of the Jutogh - Rocks of Jutogh Group

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(kindly note this is a production of recreation purpose only  this blog is not meant to proove or disaprove any theory ) Dear Readers this post is one of the more amazing fact about Jutogh . Our town's rocks are also special in some ways. Our towns rocks have been named as jutogh group rocks by the metomorphic and their repspective department experts. Below are the details why it is so .  rocks of Jutogh Group In Shimla the sediment eroded from the Himalayas 30 million years ago and deposited by ancient rivers The town is situated on the rocks of Jutogh Group and Shimla Group. Jutogh group occupies main Shimla area and extends from Annadale-Chaura  Maidan- Prospect Hill-Jakhoo- US Club and highland area. Shimla Group comprising of earlier Chail Formation and Shimla Series represented by shale, slate, quartzite greywacke and local conglomerate is well exposed in Sanjauli-Dhalli area .  Himachal Pradesh lies almost entirely in the Himalayan Mountains...