A plateau, four miles long and two and a half miles broad. It is in the extreme of the district, the highest point of which is 3,800 feet above the sea level. It is in Mahuadanr police station and is 96 miles west of Ranchi across seven hills. This is the highest point on the plateau of Chhotanagpur. Netarhat is a place of peculiar charm which has a laid its spell on many casual visitors. The stillness of the jungle and the cool and refreshing air brings relief from the dust and heat of the plains.The sight of the sunrise near the Palamu dak bungalow and sunset at Mangolia point about six miles from the Public school. It is advisable that tourist must see the SUNRISE and SUNSET in Neterhat. Presently Neterhat is situated in new created district LATEHAR from PALAMU.
Netarhat has a wonderful climate and in the July and August it does not become moist. In summer Netarhat has a very cool climate. The
plateau is : ringed by forest and the rainfall usually does not exceed 60 inches per year. There are patches of pines and cypresses grown by
the Forest. Department and both the species have taken to the soil very kindly. Apples and peaches are grown but the fruits are not very big.
English vegetables could easily be grown. The place has now been freed from malaria. There are a number of flowering trees particularly of
Bauhinia and Cassia species. Season flowers could be grown throughout the year. It has been held the flowering trees of different species
could be very well grown on the plateau which will ensure a feast of flowers throughout the year.
The development of Netarhat will open the neighbouring Chhechhari valley and other hill tops such as Jamirapat (3,747 feet above sea level
) and Gulgupat (3,819 feet above sea level ). Jharkhand’s second highest fall, the Burhaghagh with a sheer drops of 466 feet is also near
Netarhat but at present accessible only to the hiker. Netarhat offers plenty of big game shooting with permission from the Forest Department.
Tigers are common in certain sections. With the development of Netarhat which has been taken up, it will have great attraction to the general
tourists, hiker, shikari and anthropologists. There is one important beauty spot in Netarhat.
plateau is : ringed by forest and the rainfall usually does not exceed 60 inches per year. There are patches of pines and cypresses grown by
the Forest. Department and both the species have taken to the soil very kindly. Apples and peaches are grown but the fruits are not very big.
English vegetables could easily be grown. The place has now been freed from malaria. There are a number of flowering trees particularly of
Bauhinia and Cassia species. Season flowers could be grown throughout the year. It has been held the flowering trees of different species
could be very well grown on the plateau which will ensure a feast of flowers throughout the year.
The development of Netarhat will open the neighbouring Chhechhari valley and other hill tops such as Jamirapat (3,747 feet above sea level
) and Gulgupat (3,819 feet above sea level ). Jharkhand’s second highest fall, the Burhaghagh with a sheer drops of 466 feet is also near
Netarhat but at present accessible only to the hiker. Netarhat offers plenty of big game shooting with permission from the Forest Department.
Tigers are common in certain sections. With the development of Netarhat which has been taken up, it will have great attraction to the general
tourists, hiker, shikari and anthropologists. There is one important beauty spot in Netarhat.
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