Chail, Located in Himachal Pradesh
Chail was formerly the summer capital of His Highness Maharaja Adhiraj Bhupinder Singh of Patiala and it is located in Himachal Pradesh. Later it came into prominence as a popular tourist spot lying in the interior of Shimla and a great place to rejuvenate oneself .There are a few places to see in Chail.
Chail is 49 km away from Shimla. The Chail Palace is well known for its architecture. The cricket ground and a polo ground which is there at an altitude of 2,444 m. It was owned by erstwhile royal family of Patiala. The ground has the world’s highest cricket ground.
Chail is also considered as the hiker’s paradise. It was in 1891, when Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala incurred the rage of Lord Kitchener. It led to the restriction of his entry into the summer capital, Shimla. This incensed the Maharaja and he vowed to build a new summer capital for himself. So he rebuilt the place (Chail) as per his requirements.
After accession to the Indian Union, Maharaja of Patiala donated most of his buildings to Chail Military School and Government of India.
Chail is situated at an altitude of – 2,250 m, higher than Shimla. The place is surrounded by the forests of chir pine and gigantic deodars. Shimla and Kasauli can also be viewed at night from here by overlooking Satluj river. Chail is pleasant in summers and cold in winter. Average annual rainfall is about 150 mm.
Chail Sanctuary, Sadhupul , The sanctuary was notified on 21 March 1976 near the town in district Shimla which covers an area of about 10,854.36 hectares. The Chail sanctuary has ‘ghoral’, ‘kakkar’, ‘sambhar’, ‘red jungle fowl’ and ‘khalij’ and ‘cheer’ pheasants. Machan like sighting posts have been built at Khuruin.
The Cricket Ground was Surrounded by thick forests of deodar, and is a well maintained one.It is the highest cricket ground in the world built in 1893. This ground located at an altitude of 2,444 m. It is used as the school playground by Chail Military School. During school vacations, it is also used as polo ground. There is a well maintained Basket Ball court and the same cricket ground is used for playing football as the ground also has goal posts.In one corner of the ground there is a historic tree on which the Military School has constructed a beautiful tree house.
Chail Military School, situated in ancient buildings made by Maharaja of Patiala.
Chail is connected from Shimla via Kufri by road and the distance is 45 km. Kalka is 86 km away. The closest airports are Chandigarh (120 km) and Shimla (63 km).
The whole area of Chail is away from the bustling life of the state capital Shimla and really an ideal place to choose as holiday destination.
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