Roorkee

India / Uttaranchal / Rurki / উত্তরাখন্ড
 city, taluka headquarter
Tehsil Roorkee, District Haridwar, Uttrakhand, Bharat
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Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Prestigious India's OLDEST ENGINEERING COLLEGE (Thomson College of Civil Engineering) was established in Roorkee. This college was given the status of UNIVERSITY in 1947 and was the only university offering ONLY Engineering degrees and Masters in Science. It's famous for its Civil Engineering. University of Roorkee was supposed to become the first IIT. University of Roorkee is now an IIT (INDIAN INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY) located at Roorkee.

Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) a premiere research institute under CSIR is also located in Roorkee.

WRDTC (Water Resources Development Training Centre) is located within IIT Roorkee campus.

Weather:
Cold winters with slight breeze from Northern Hills (Himalayas) make the city nothing less than a HILL STATION

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roorkee
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   29°51'14"N   77°53'32"E

Comments

  • This city is eligible for make a District of Harit Pradesh or Utter Pradesh instead Uttrakhand . It is our hope due to I don’t Love Gharwali language & Culture .
  • roorkee is the city of my girlfriend
  • One of the Most Peaceful City of India. Good looking people are the asset of Roorkee. My hometown having so many sweet memories of my childhood.
  • roorkee is a nice city for education as well as for delicious food..