Faridabad is the largest city in the north Indian state
of Haryana in Faridabad district. It is a leading industrial centre and situated in the National Capital Region bordering the Indian capital New Delhi. The newly developed residential and industrial
part of Faridabad (Sec. 66 to 89) between the Agra
Canal and the Yamuna River is commonly referred as Greater Faridabad. The area
is being developed as a self-sustained sub-city with wide roads, tall
buildings, malls, educational institutions, and health and commercial centres.
Faridabad is also a major industrial hub of Haryana. Faridabad is famous for henna production from the agricultural sector, while tractors,
motorcycles, switch gears, refrigerators, shoes and tyres constitute its
primary industrial products.
ECONOMY:
Faridabad is the largest
exporter of henna (Mehandi)
in India. According to the Faridabad Henna Manufacturing Association, the sale
of henna from Faridabad is worth an estimated ₹250 crore -300 crore annually.
Many directorates of
different union government ministries are headquartered in Faridabad including
Central Ground Water Board, Department of Plant Quarantine and Central
Insecticide Lab, and Union
Government Offices from Haryana including the Commissioner of Central Excise
within Department of Revenue, Government of India, Department of Explosives,
and Department of Labour. The Apex Central Training Institute of the Department
of Revenue, Government of India, National Academy of Customs Excise &
Narcotics is located at Sector 29
Faridabad is home to
large-scale companies like India Yamaha Motor Pvt.
Ltd., Havells India Limited, JCB India Limited, Indian
Oil (R&D), Larsen
& Toubro (L&T), Agri
Machinery Group (Escorts Limited), Whirlpool India Ltd., ABB
Group, Goodyear India Ltd., Bata India Ltd and Eicher Tractor Ltd.
TRANSPORT:
BY RAIL:
Faridabad is on the broad
gauge of the New Delhi - Mumbai Line. New Delhi and Hazrat Nizammudin Railway
Station is about 25 km away from Old Faridabad railway station.
The trains for big cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad are easily accessible from here. Local trains runs
between New to Faridabad.
Delhi
METRO:
There are 9 metro stations
in Faridabad corridor of Delhi Metro which are all elevated. Currently the Faridabad corridor of
Delhi Metro Violet Line is the longest metro corridor in the National
Capital Region (NCR) consisting of 9 stations and the total length of
corridor being 14 km.
ROAD:
Faridabad is well
connected with Delhi through Delhi Faridabad Skyway (Badarpur Flyover).
AIRWAYS:
Faridabad is served by Indira
Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi which is
around 35 km from Faridabad. The
airport is one of the busiest airports in India and provides domestic and
international air connectivity.
Apart from this, if you want to get your goods delivered by road, there are good freight services ( both offline and online booking available ) which helps in the delivery of goods across various destinations .Goodsonmove is one of the best good freight service which is pocket friendly and minimal time consuming.
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