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Tehri turns town into a watery grave

     Tehri: Tehri is finally getting submerged under the rising waters of the Bhagirathi. Following a Uttaranchal High Court directive allowing closure of the Tehri Dam's last tunnel, the town has turned into a lake. There had been quite a rush of people from far and wide to catch a last glimpse of Tehri before it turned into a large reservoir. But as the ancient town sinks beneath rising water levels, residents can only stand by and watch their hometown disappear from the face of earth. People who left the town years ago, however, still are attached to it. Prior to India's independence, Tehri was the capital of the princely state of Tehri-Garhwal. Maharaja Sudarshan Shah founded the town in 1803.