President opens Rashtrapati Tapovan and Rashtrapati Niketan in Dehradun to the public
On 20 June 2025 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, President Droupadi Murmu opened Rashtrapati Tapovan and Rashtrapati Niketan for public visits and laid the foundation stone of Rashtrapati Udyan.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu opened Rashtrapati Tapovan and Rashtrapati Niketan in Dehradun for public visits on 20 June 2025 and laid the foundation stone of Rashtrapati Udyan at Rashtrapati Niketan. Rashtrapati Tapovan, on Rajpur Road, is a 19-acre Presidential Estate in the Himalayan foothills with 117 plant species, 52 butterflies, 41 bird species and 7 wild mammals. Rashtrapati Niketan was established as a Presidential Retreat in 1976, spans 21 acres and traces its heritage to 1838, when the estate was a summer camp for the Governor General's Bodyguard. Rashtrapati Udyan will be a 132-acre Net-Zero public park fully accessible to Divyangjan.
Key facts
- Rashtrapati Tapovan
- 19 acres, Rajpur Road, Dehradun
- Rashtrapati Niketan
- Presidential Retreat since 1976; 21 acres; heritage from 1838
- Rashtrapati Udyan
- 132-acre Net-Zero public park, fully accessible to Divyangjan
- Biodiversity book
- Over 300 flora and 170 fauna species
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Rashtrapati Tapovan and Rashtrapati Niketan, opened for public visits by President Droupadi Murmu on 20 June 2025, are located in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Dehradun
PIB (President's Secretariat): The President graced the opening of Rashtrapati Tapovan and Rashtrapati Niketan at Dehradun on June 20, 2025.
Rashtrapati Udyan, whose foundation stone the President laid at Rashtrapati Niketan on 20 June 2025, is planned as what?
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Correct answer: C — A 132-acre Net-Zero public park fully accessible to Divyangjan
PIB (President's Secretariat): Rashtrapati Udyan is planned as a 132-acre Net-Zero public park fully accessible to Divyangjan, and a community engagement hub.
Consider the following statements about the Presidential estates in Dehradun: 1. Rashtrapati Niketan was established as a Presidential Retreat in 1976. 2. Rashtrapati Tapovan spans 21 acres. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (President's Secretariat): Rashtrapati Niketan was established in 1976 as a Presidential Retreat and spans 21 acres; Rashtrapati Tapovan is a 19-acre estate. So the answer is 1 only.