Mainpat

Village in Chhattisgarh, India

22°50′13″N 83°18′54″E / 22.837°N 83.315°E / 22.837; 83.315Country

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1,085 m (3,560 ft)Languages

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Mainpat is a hill station and small village in the Surguja district in the northern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It lies about 55 kilometres (34 mi) by road from the divisional headquarter of Ambikapur. The hill station is 50 km south of Ambikapur, 160 km northeast of Korba, and 360 km northeast of state capital Raipur.

This hill station is famous for the Ulta Pani or Bisar Paani which seems to defy the gravity and flows upward.^[1]^[2]

Overview

Mainpat is known as the "Shimla/Swiss of Chhattisgarh" and is a popular tourist attraction. It is also home to a number of Tibetan religious exiles who worship at a temple dedicated to Buddha and manufacture designer mats as well as woolen cloth.^[3]

Recently, the village has developed infrastructure like roads and rest houses for travelers. Here one can easily find a lot of adventurous sports like Trekking, Zorbing Ball, Rapling, etc. Fields are covered with yellow and white crops.^{[citation needed]}

There is a place in a village called Bisar Paani (5 KM before Mainpat on right side of road going from Ambikapur to Mainpat) where water flows upstream. Villagers have made a canal for watering and water flows upward 30 ft on its own. No device and no scientific explanation could be found.^{[citation needed]} The hill station features the Tiger Point Waterfall, Fish Point Waterfall, Ghaghi waterfall, Zalzali(bouncing land), Parpatiya view point and Buddha temples.

History

In 1962-63, a lot of Tibetans migrated to India. The government of India allotted them land at Mainpat hill. The Home Ministry gave 3,000 acres of land to about 1,400 Tibetan immigrants.^[4] The village has traditionally been home to the Yadavs and tribes including the Manjhi.^[5]

Gravity hill

Ulta Pani, also called Bisar Paani, is the place on this hill which is a gravity hill where due to the optical illusion the water seems to defy the gravity and seems flows from bottom to uphill.^[1]^[2]

Connectivity

By road

Nearest bus stand is Ambikapur Bus Terminal from where tourist vehicles can be booked

By Rail

Nearest Railway station is Ambikapur Railway station

By Air

Nearest Airport is Ambikapur Airport which is currently under development after which Ambikapur Airport is poised to get Air connectivity to Raipur & Varanasi

References

^ ^a ^b "Chhattisgarh facts: छत्तीसगढ़ का शिमला कर देगा हैरान, यहां चढ़ाई की ओर बहती है धारा, नाम है उल्टापानी- देखें Video". www.patrika.com.
^ ^a ^b ultapani, newsreport.
^ "Tourism". Surguja District Government. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
^ Goyal, Anuradha (1 June 2012). "A Bit Of Tibet In Chhattisgarh State At Mainpat Hill". Inditales. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Chhattisgarh plans Mainpat Carnival". Daily Pioneer. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.