elled ▁D era ▁Do on , ▁is ▁the ▁capital ▁and ▁most ▁popul ous ▁city ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand , ▁a ▁state ▁in ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁administrative ▁headquarters ▁of ▁De hr ad un ▁district . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁Gar h wal ▁region , ▁it ▁lies ▁along ▁National ▁Highway ▁ 7 ▁with ▁the ▁distance ▁of ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁India ' s ▁capital ▁New ▁Del hi , ▁ ▁from ▁Ch and ig ar h ▁and ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁De hr ad un ▁railway ▁station ▁and ▁J olly ▁Grant ▁Airport . ▁De hr ad un ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁municipal ▁corpor ation ▁which ▁comes ▁under ▁De hr ad un ▁Municipal ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" Counter ▁Mag net s " ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Capital ▁Region ▁( N CR ) ▁being ▁developed ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁centre ▁of ▁growth ▁to ▁help ▁ease ▁the ▁migration ▁and ▁population ▁explos ion ▁in ▁the ▁Del hi ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁and ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁smart ▁city ▁at ▁De hr ad un . ▁During ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁British ▁Raj , ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁De h ra . ▁ ▁De hr ad un ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Do on ▁Valley ▁on ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁H imal ay as ▁nest led ▁between ▁the ▁river ▁G anges ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁the ▁river ▁Yam una ▁on ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁pictures que ▁landscape ▁and ▁slightly ▁mil der ▁climate ▁and ▁provides ▁a ▁gateway ▁to ▁the ▁surrounding ▁region . ▁It