Bilaspur, a district of Himachal Pradesh, India is famous for the manmade Govind Sagar Lake on the Sutlej River, acts as the reservoir for the Bhakra and Nangal Dam project. The road bridge on this lake at Kandraur is highest of its kind in Asia.
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Bilaspur district is located in eastern part of Chhattisgarh and fall within lattitude 21'47" to 23'8" and longitude 81'14" to 83'15".
Bilaspur district is surrounded by Koriya district in north, Shahdol district of MAdhya Pradesh in South, Raipur district in East and Korba,Janjgir -Champa district in West.
The New Bilaspur district is hilly towards North and plane in South.
Bilaspur is a place where the echoes of the past mingle with the tomorrow.
Bilaspur, formerly the seat of the ruler of the State is now submerged in the Gabind Sagar, it was situated on the south east side of the Satluj.
Markand is 25-km from Bilaspur, is where Maharishi Markand performed the strictest austerities on his body to delve into the secrets unknown to man. A dip in the sacred waters over here is a sure cure, it is believed, for infant diseases and sterility.