Johar Valley (also known as ''Milam Valley'' or ''Gori Ganga Valley'') is a valley located in Pithoragarh district of
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...
, India, along the
Gori Ganga river. The valley used to be a major trade route with Tibet. The best known villages in the valley are Martoli and
Milam.
(MBMR), the paved motorable road being constructed by the
BRO as part of the
India–China Border Roads (ICBRs) with expected completion date of March 2026, runs through the Johar Valley of Gori Ganga River and connects Milam village with the district sub-division headquarter
Munsiyari.
[इंडो-चीन बॉर्डर रोड के पहले फेज की एक सड़क अब भी पूरी नहीं, जानिए पूरा मामला]
navbharattimes, 22 March 2025.
Geography
The alpine trans-humant village of
Milam is located one kilometer below the snout of the Milam glacier. Here a left-bank stream called ''Gonka'' joins the north to south flowing Gori Ganga River. The valley provides the approach route for access to peaks such as Nanda Devi East,
Hardeol
Hardeol or 'Temple of God' is one of the major peaks of the Kumaon division, Kumaon Himalaya. It is the highest peak on the northern side of the ring of peaks guarding the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, and lies at the northeast corner of this ring. It ...
,
Trishuli
Tirsuli is a Himalayan mountain peak in the
Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of the complex of mountains, including Tirsuli West, Hardeol, Dunagiri (mountain), Dunagiri, Changabang, and Kalanka, which make up the northeast wa ...
,
Panchchuli
The Panchachuli (पंचाचुली) peaks are a group of five snow-capped Himalayan peaks lying at the end of the eastern Kumaon Division, Kumaon region, near the Dugtu village in Darma valley. The peaks have altitudes ranging from ...
and
Nanda Kot
Nanda Kot ( Kumaoni-नन्दा कोट) is a mountain peak of the Himalaya range located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It lies in the Kumaon Himalaya, just outside the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi ...
.
See also
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Shauka - Johar
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Kumaon
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List of valleys of India
References
Valleys of Uttarakhand
Geography of Pithoragarh district
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