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Basunti
overlooks a lake formed from the damming of the Beas River in the
north-west corner of India.
It lies in the western edge of Kangra Valley
in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh. The nearest towns are Pathankot
just over the border in the Punjab and Dharamsala, the administrative
centre of Himachal Pradesh. Pathankot, a small provincial city, is a two hour drive from BAsunti and has a limited air service from Delhi. Near Pathankot is the major rail interchange of Chakki Bank which has a daily overnight trainfrom Delhi. There is also a daily internal air service from Delhi to Dharamshala airport. The transfer to Basunti from Dharamshala airport is about three hours. Amritsar, the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh religion and famous for its Golden Temple, provides the nearest international airport with Air India and Jet Airways flying daily services from London via Delhi. The transfer to Basunti from Amritsar takes approximately three and a half hours by jeep. |
