Robber's Cave (known locally as Guchhu pani), located near Sahasradhara, is a river cave formation in the Himalayas, located approximately 8 km from the centre of Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India. The cave is about 600 metres long, and divided into two main parts. The cave has a highest fall of about 10 metres. In the central part there is a fort wall structure which is now broken.[1] It consists of an extremely narrow gorge formed in a conglomerate limestone area on Doon Valley's Dehra plateau.[2]
 Gucchu pani, Dehradun, river flowing inside the cave | |
  Location of Robber's cave in northern India | |
| Continent | Asia |
|---|---|
| Region | Dehradun, India |
| Coordinates | 30°22′31″N 78°03′35″E / 30.3754146°N 78.059761°E |
It is a natural cave formation where rivers flow inside the cave. The place is a popular tourist spot and which is now being maintained by Uttarakhand State. Local bus services are available up to Anarwala village, from where it is a kilometre's trek away.[1][3]
History
editRobber's Cave is situated in a vast limestone area in the Dehra plateau in Dehradun. It is believed by locals that the place was used by robbers in the late 1800s to hide from the British-Indian authorities and store their loot. Labyrinth caves were suitable for robbers to hide here, which is why it came to be known as Robber's Cave.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Robber’s Cave (Guchhupani) Archived 22 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Dehradun.
- ^ Singh, Surendra (1995). Urbanization in Garhwal Himalaya: a geographical interpretation. M.D. Publications. p. 27. ISBN 81-85880-69-7.
- ^ Robbers cave.
- ^ "Robber's Cave Dehradun, Most Visit Place Gucchu Pani in Hindi 2022". 25 December 2021.
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