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Lata Office:

c/o Sri Dhan Singh Rana, Director
Mountain Shepherd Initiative, Pvt. Ltd.
Village & Post office Lata (via Joshimath)
Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India 246443

Dehradun Office:

c/o Sunil Kainthola, Coordinator
43/2 Pocket 2 Vivek Vihar, GMS Road
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 248001
Tel: +91.971 931 6777
Email: bhotiya@gmail.com

Mountain Shepherds is now supporting direct Delhi to tour site service. Please contact us for more details.

To reach Lata village, gateway to the NDBR on your own, proceed from Delhi to Hardwar by bus* or train. Hire a taxi or take a bus* from Hardwar to proceed to Joshimath along Highway 58. This partially double lane highway follows the Alaknanda river past Rishikesh and the five holy confluences (panch prayag), reaching Joshimath in approximately eight hours, but it is often wise to budget two days of travel, stopping between Karnaprayag and Pipalkoti before dark.. Lata is a 25-km drive due northeast from Joshimath along the river Dhauli Ganga.

*Note that bus travel can be an atrocious experience for those traveling to India for the first time. It is best to arrange alternative transportation.

Acknowledgements

Many individuals all over the world have made substantial contributions to this initiative over the past few years. We would like to thank Ellen Furnari, Dr. Kathleen Schroeder, Glenn Conrad, Tenzing Nima, Ralf Griesbaum, Ian Snider, Kent Walker, Khila Bisht, Dr. Harshwanti Bisht, Anup Kumar, Dr. Brij Mohan Sharma, Dr. Dinesh Sati, Bhumesh Bharti, Swagata Kainthola, Pratibha Naithani, Jagmohan Bangani, Shalini Sinha, Sajji Kumar, Bhupendra Singh Negi, ICIMOD, The Garhwal Post, Nav Siddhartha Art Group, and the Uttaranchal Business Center.We would also like to thank Madan Duklan, Keith Bosak, Deepak Uniyal, Suresh Subramanian, and Satish Negi for their contributions to the cause, and especially Dhan Singh Rana and the people of Lata village for their inspiring struggle to safeguard the heritage of Uttarakhand despite all odds. May the goddess bless them all.

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