Fringed by the Shivalik Hills, Dehradun Lies in the Pretty Doon Valley, flanked by the Ganges to the west and the Yamuna to the East. The Porvisional capital of the newly formed state Uttrakhand . The Town is also the gateway of the Garhwal Hills. A Number of Prestigious institutions have their  headquarters here such as the Survey of India & the Forest Research Institute with its botanical gardens . Rajpur Road the main link to the hills is lined with bakeries and restaurants and has the Old Clock Tower ( Ghanta Ghar ) The towns principal landmark at one end. The Doon Valley is also famous for it’s fragrant basmati rice and its mango and Litchi orchard’s.