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1 Pandoh Tashiling <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tibetan refugees started settling around Manali area while working as road side laborers from 1965. Later, around 44 families started working as construction workers alongside Indian laborers for two Dam construction projects which subsequently got completed in 2007.Tibetan workers were able to get the same government pension benefits as their Indian counterpart and currently, there are 4 pensioners who are continuing to avail the pension benefit from the Indian government.<\/p>\n

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Pandoh Tibetan Settlement<\/p>\n

Tibetans including the construction workers for the Dam project who were settled around the Mandi area were living in rudimentary houses which lack the basic facilities and had been facing a housing problem which was resolved on 21st June 1984 after the numerous appeals by the representative of CTRC and Tibetan Settlement Officers with the help of Indian officials of Dam project management. Around 41 Families were able to get the housing and monetary funding for the repair and restoration of the houses in BBMB colony.<\/p>\n

On 21st May 1991, His Holiness the Dalai Lama while visiting Manali met with residents of Pandoh on the way and bestowed the name “Pandoh Tashiling” as a name for the Pandoh Tibetan Settlement. Responding to the community’s heartfelt appeal, he instructed the Department of Home to expedite the establishment of a handicraft factory, aiming to provide a sustainable source of income for the residents in the area.<\/p>\n

Tashiling Tibetan Handicraft Cum Training and Charitable Society \/the Society Registration Act XXI 1860 25\/1997 was formally established as a Tibetan Refugee Self Help Handicraft Society in 1997 at Pandoh Tashiling Tibetan Settlement. Main purpose of the handicraft society was to facilitate livelihood as most Tibetan refugees then lived on laborious road construction sites (Mandi and Manali) Himachal Pradesh.\u202fIt further aimed to preserve the unique Tibetan culture, customs, traditional carpet waving, carpentry, and so forth.\u202fThe handicraft society was closed in 2000 after lack of new participation from the residents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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2 Rewalsar ( tso-pema )<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rewalsar is a revered pilgrimage site, particularly for Buddhist and Tibetan communities. Tibetans began settling around the area in 1967, initially arriving as pilgrims and establishing small businesses. Over time, many chose to reside permanently there though they live in rented accommodations as they do not own their house. Their main source of income is selling winter sweaters and operating as roadside vendors.<\/p>\n

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In 2022, 30 household (Tibetan New Arrival) were permanently moved to Bhuntar as they were allocated new housing facilities by CTA in Bhuntar<\/p>\n

Rewalsar is home to 46 sacred caves, which fall under the jurisdiction of Mandi Tibetan Settlement Office. These caves serve as a vital spiritual and permanent residence for nuns, who dedicate their entire lives to continuous prayer and meditation within theses holy confines. The cave is located approximately 10 kilometers from the Rewalsar lake bus station.<\/p>\n

Currently, Central Tibetan\u00a0Administration (CTA) is actively engaged in effort to procure the land lease for this area, as per the provisions of Tibetan Rehabilitation policy 2014, this process remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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3 Sundar Nagar<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sundar Nagar holds the distinction as the first area in the Mandi region where Tibetan refugees settled, beginning in 1962. These early residents, primarily small shop owners, lived in rented accommodations. In 1971, the Primary Day School was established in Sundar Nagar under TCV administration, serving Tibetan children from Pandoh, Mandi, Sundar Nagar, and Rewalsar. However, low enrollment led to its closure in 2006. While roadside vendors and small shops once formed the backbone of their income are closed. No Tibetan residents currently live in Sundar Nagar; many have relocated to other settlements across India or to the Rewalsar jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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4 Mandi <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Around 1962, Tibetan started settling around Mandi. Tibetans Residents lives on a rent and are small sweater seller business owners. Currently, there are 22 household living in the Mandi and has small shops in Mandi market allocated by the Municipal Corporation Mandi where they sells readymade garments.<\/p>\n

In 2022, One household (Tibetan New Arrival) moved permanently to Bhuntar Tibetan Settlement as they were allocated new housing facilities there by CTA.<\/p>\n

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930<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div>
Initial Population<\/span><\/span><\/h6>
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491<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div>
Present Population<\/span><\/span><\/h6>
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Settler\u2019s Livelihood:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of the families go out of the station during winter times (End of the September to beginning of the March) for the\u202fWinter Sweater Business<\/strong>\u202fas it is the main source of Tibetan Refugees\u2019 livelihood in India. In summer, Mandi resident families sell readymade garments in Mandi market, some families in Rewalsar run small restaurants and shops in Rewalsar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Facilities in the settlement<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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Health & Hospital<\/strong><\/td>\nOne modern allopathic dispensary under the Department of Health, CTA & monthly visit from Bir Mentsee-khang.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monastery<\/strong><\/td>\nThe settlement has 4 monasteries & 1 nunnery & 1 Temple: 1. Nyingma monastery, 2 Zigar monasteries, 3. Drikung monastery 4. Zangdo Pari Monastery, 5. Holy cave, 6. Jangchup Choeling Lhakhang (Pandoh)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Administrative setup<\/span><\/span><\/div>

Representative:<\/p>\n

Tibetan Settlement Officer is the executive body of the three pillars of Tibetan democracy at the local level, replicating the functioning of the CTA, Dharamshala. Tibetan Settlement Officer along with four staff and a nurse appointed by the CTA look after the welfare of the people falling under the direct jurisdiction of the office. There is a Tibetan Coordinator office at Rewalsar which act as a liaison officer to look after the welfare of Rewalsar residents.<\/p>\n

The office works with the Local Tibetan Assembly (LTA) which holds two sessions annually and Regional Tibetan Freedom Movement (BRDL) (there are two BRDL office; Pandoh and Rewalsar) for Chartel related work, camp leaders for the daily announcement or projects or events related works.<\/p>\n

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Top Floor: LTA Hall & Ground Floor: Tibetan Settlement Office<\/p>\n

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Top Floor: Community hall,<\/p>\n

1st floor Right side Tibetan Coordinator office,<\/p>\n

1st floor Left side: Primary health care center<\/p>\n

Group Leaders:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Settlement consists of 4 scattered settlements, each required to appoint a camp leader, either through rotation or voting as per their\u202fconvenience, to liaison with the office. The office disseminates every official notification\/announcement through camp leaders and they do reach out to every family in their respective camps. They also appraise community developmental projects and individual or community grievances to the office to address.<\/p>\n

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Traveling Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Nearest Airport<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Bhuntar Airport at a distance of 42 Kms from Tibetan Settlement Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nearest Bus Station<\/strong><\/td>\nMandi is the center point for all the four settlement and has abundance of government and private bus service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 Pandoh Tashiling Tibetan refugees started settling around Manali area while working as road side laborers from 1965. Later, around 44 families started working as construction workers alongside Indian laborers for two Dam construction projects which subsequently got completed in 2007.Tibetan workers were able to get the same government pension benefits as their Indian counterpart...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9352","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9352"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9507,"href":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9352\/revisions\/9507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}