Kiarda -dun Valley also famous as Paonta Valley

 Kiarda-dun valley is also called Paonta valley  as the Paonta Shaib a beautiful town is situated in this valley. The river Yamuna separates this valley from Dehradun. This valley is situated in Markanda and Dharti  mountain ranges on the South Eastern corner of the state. The Paonta Shaib town is located on the bank of Yamuna river. A world famous Gurudwara Paonta Shaib is located in this town. 

                  Gurudwara Paonta Shaib ji

Most of this valley is plain which lies within Cis-Giri division  and  a small portion across the Giri lies inti trans-Giri division. The valley is  very  fertile and irrigated by waters of Bata and Giri rivers. 

          view of Yamuna river at Paonta  Shaib

The main crops in the valley are Wheat, maize, sugarcane, ginger and millets. 

The valley is very beautiful and has lot of potential for tourism.