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| subdivision_name2 = [[Nainital district|Nainital]]
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'''Gora Padao''' is an [[India]]n village 5 km south of [[Haldwani]] is named after a British camp/post at that location in the mid-19th century. In 1856, [[Henry Ramsay (Indian Army officer)|Henry Ramsay]] took over as the Commissioner of [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]].

The village population is about 5,000. The landmark of this village is 'Chandrawati Tewari Girls College' named after the aunt of [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]], one of the top political leaders of India and former [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]]. The oldest [[temple]] (100 years) in the village is [[Kali]] temple maintained by the [[Pandey]] family with the help of local people.

== Defence Agricultural Research Laboratory ==

Gora Padao is also known for the Defence Agricultural Research Laboratory <ref>[http://www.drdo.org/labs/dls/darl/ Defence Agricultural Research Laboratory] www.drdo.org.</ref> run by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO). The importance of high altitude agricultural research was realized when troops had to be deployed in high altitude and snow bound areas.

The first [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Jawahar Lal Nehru|Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru]] wrote to the renowned botanist, the late Prof. Boshi Sen,<ref>[http://vpkas.nic.in/history.htm History] vpkas.nic.in.</ref> then Director, [[Vivekanand Laboratory]],<ref>[http://vpkas.nic.in Vivekanand Laboratory]</ref> [[Almora]] in January 1960. Realizing the indispensability of encompassing the diversified agro-ecological zones of Central Himalayas, field stations were opened in the remote border areas at [[Auli, India|Auli]] (3142 m) and [[Pithoragarh]] (1524 m) in April 1972 with the controlling office at [[Almora]] (1530 m). Another detachment was established at [[Harsil]] (3243 m) in May 1973 and transit base at Gora Padao (333 m) in June 1981 to provide logistic support for undertaking research work in difficult areas. The laboratory has successfully introduced [[hydroponics]] and established the [[greenhouse]] cultivation of vegetables and flowers in polar regions for the first time ever in the history of Indian Antarctic Expeditions.

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[[Category:Villages in Nainital district]]

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