India, Nov. 19 -- The late Narayan Dutt Tiwari is credited for the formation of Noida along with various development works in Uttarakhand, during his tenure as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and then of Uttarakhand. However, his paternal village in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand has remained without access to a motor road, causing its residents to migrate to the plains.

Tiwari still holds the record for being the only CM of Uttarakhand who served the full five-year term. Earlier, Noida was formed during his tenure as the UP CM. Later in Uttarakhand, he was instrumental in initiating industrial development with the State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIIDCUL) being established during ...