Dehradun is well connected by rail, road and air.Asan Barrage in Dehradun lies on the Chandigarh-Shimla highway.

The water resort of Asan Barrage at Dehradun is a real place of fun and frolic. The water resort has all type of facilities and services that can entertain the visitors to their hearts content. There are facilities like

Asan Barrage of Dehradun is the hub of numerous migratory birds who chooses this water resort as their home and dwell there for the whole winter season. Wildlife lovers in large number flock in the Asan Barrage to see these beautiful white migratory birds from the foreign lands.

At the Asan Barrage Bird Sanctuary a total number of 53 species of water birds visit the Asan reservoir, of which 19 are winter migrants from Eurasia. During winter months 90% of the waterbird population comprises of 11 migratory species, namely Brahminy Duck, Pintail, Red Crested Pochard, Shoveller, Tufted Duck , Mallard, Coot, Wigeon, Common Teal, Common Pochard and Gadwall.

The Asan reservoir exists throughout the year and is fed from the river Asan and the discharge channel of Yamuna through Dhalipur powerhouse.

Although the water level is controlled, it often goes down, and swampy islands in the middle become visible, attracting a variety of marsh-loving birds like Egrets, Herons and Lapwings etc.

Asan Barrage at Dehradun attracts tourists in large number who visit the water resort and take advantage of these water sports and relax themselves after the entire day's hectic life in the city.