Rohru,The Apple Valley Of Himachal Pradesh

ROHRU Rohru is a town and a municipal committee in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is at the banks of th...

ROHRU

Rohru is a town and a municipal committee in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is at the banks of the Pabbar River, and it is about 115 km from Shimla city.Rohru is famous for its apples and trout fishing.

Agriculture:-

Rohru is very popular for its high-quality apple production. The production of apples on the whole is maximum when compared to any other area.The apples are exported around the country and to other countries as well.Rohru, Jubbal and Kothkhai are the highest apple production valleys and cover more than half of the production in Himachal.This Rohru-Hatkoti-Jubbal-Kothkhai belt is popularly known as "Apple Valley" or "Golden Belt" in Himachal and India.From some parts of Apple Valley the apples are directly exported or provided to popular juice-making companies in India and the world.

Government

Rohru has a number of offices of Himachal government and a weekly session of Shimla High Court convenes regularly as well.Initially Rohru was a part of Bhushar State but was later declared as an individual tehsil by the Himachal government. Rohru has an individual MLA seat.Rohru has seen much of development in the last decade with a hospital, degree colleges, professional colleges (ITI, Government Pharmacy college, etc.) being set up.A national-level cricket stadium has been developed in Rohru.