Renukut

The Place I love most is Renukut. It’s the  place,  where my parents stay and my father works in a reputed position in Hindalco. Hinadlco is the Aditya Birla Group company and second largest producer of aluminum in Asia.

Many friends of mine would not have heard name of this city. So, friends get ready to read & prepared to know about this city & for visit too.

Location:

Renukoot is located at 24.2°N 83.03°E. It has an average elevation of 283 metres (931 feet).

Renukoot is 1,400 feet above sea level, with nearby hills exceeding 2000 feet. This makes the weather in Renukoot much less humid than in the nearby plain cities such as Varanasi and Mirzapur. Renukoot is also surrounded by thick well-preserved forests. Renukoot lies in the southeast-most part of Uttar Pradesh and sits next to Shakti Nagar, Anpara and some other towns in nearby Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattishgarh and Jharkhand.

History:

When Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru came for the inauguration of Rihand Dam, Mr GD Birla and JRD Tata accompanied him. He asked them to set up an industry here. Mr. GD Birla agreed and set up Hindalco Industries Limited in 1963. This was the foundation of Renukoot. Renukoot used to be in Mirzapur district which was later split up into Sonebhadra and Mirzapur. Renukoot falls into the Sonebhadra district now.

Climate & Topography:

Summers peak in May and June.

Rain starts around third week of June.

Temperature tends to fall in the evening after sunset in the summer, making it much more pleasant in May and June as compared to cities such as a Varanasi and Lucknow. Once the rains start in July, the weather becomes much milder than in the plains of U.P, with low humidity, and pleasant temperatures in the evening falling into the low 20s. Day-time summer is very bearable due to guaranteed power-supply from Hindalco to the Hindalco colony, clean roads, lots of shades and trees, and desert coolers that work well in the low humidity environment.

The weather is very pleasant from Dussehra to Holi, with the minimum temperatures between mid-decembers to mid-January dropping close to freezing (rarely dipping below zero degrees celsius). Day time maximum in winter tends to be in the high teens in peak winter and low 20s in November and February. Humidity tends to be very low making the winters very pleasant. The lack of many big cities makes the nearby forests ideal for star-gazing.

In the nearby hills that are up to 2000 feet high, the temperatures can be quite pleasant (no more than mid-twenties) as early as July and stay below that until April. Many of these hills have nice forests on them (one of the few forests in Uttar Pradesh outside of the Himalayas), and numerous massive water-falls and streams (e.g. Lehra, Razdhari, Hathi Nala) and resorts/picnic spots that serve as great get-away places during weekends for the locals.

Places to be visited:

Rihand Dam, located 1.5 kms from Renukoot, was built over Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Lake and the Rihand River (a tributary of the Son River). This dam was created in 1960 and was inaugurated by then prime minister of India, Pt.Jawarharlal Nehru.

Renukeshwar Temple/Birla Mandir.
The temple built by the Birla's Family, stands at the top of the hill. Very beutifull carved architectures on the walls and inside very pleasant staue of Lord Shiv and Lordess Parvati makes the temple more beautiful and coolness to eyes and spiritual calmness. The Temple is sorrunded with beautiful garden and water falls and loighting fountains. 


Radha Krishna Temple 
The temple is lated at the mid of the city. This temple also has its unique beautiful secret...... that the mirrors and rflections of god at the mirrors make it very owsome to see. 

Administrative Colony
Colony is of administered levels officers. But the beautiness liesin the colony ofits parks, clubs, beautiflu statues and Birla house.
  

Picnic Spots: Renukoot has excellent picnic spots like Chandra Prabha Sanctuary, Lehra, Pokhra, Kanhar River, Wyndham fall, Chilka lake, Vidhya Nagar, Lekhania Darri, etc. around it.

The Vindhyachal near the north-western part of the area are also famous for many religious hills and historic caves and temples. The famous Chunar Fort, dating 50 BC, is on the way to Varanasi from Renukoot, less than 5 hours away.