The remote Jadung village in Uttarkashi, abandoned since the 1962 Indo-China war, is set to be revived as a tourism village under an ambitious development plan by the Uttarakhand government. Construction activities that were halted due to winter will resume in April and May.
Declared as a tourism village, Jadung is being developed by the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN), which has already initiated work on reconstructing six old houses. GMVN Managing Director Vishal Mishra stated that the first phase of redevelopment began on 19 September 2024, and major progress has been made, with four houses fully demolished and reconstruction underway. Out of the approved ₹365.33 lakh, ₹146 lakh has already been released. An additional ₹493.36 lakh estimate has been prepared for eight more houses.
The state has sanctioned multi-crore projects for tourism infrastructure. These include the construction of a festival ground at a cost of ₹997.31 lakh, a caravan park at Hindoligad along the Bhaironghati–Jadung motor road for ₹999.89 lakh, and an entry gate and check post for ₹91.38 lakh, scheduled to begin in April. Two new view points—one at Hawa Band (₹50.43 lakh) and another at Shrikanta (₹66 lakh)—have also been approved.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami emphasized that developing border villages like Jadung is a government priority. Turning Jadung into a tourism hotspot will not only place it on the tourism map but also create employment opportunities for locals.
