Jalandhar is a city in the Doaba region of
the northwestern Indian state of Punjab. Jalandhar is the oldest city in the Indian state of
Punjab and is one of the oldest in the country. In recent times the city has
undergone rapid urbanisation and has developed into a highly industrialised
centre of commerce. Jalandhar has been shortlisted for the second phase
of the “Smart City” initiative of the
Indian Government. Jalandhar is situated alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar
is 144 km northwest of Chandigarh, the state capital of Punjab and Haryana.
ECONOMY:
Jalandhar has been selected in the second phase of the smart
city project and 200 crores has been allocated to the municipal corporation for
initialising the project.
Jalandhar
exports goods like furniture and glass to neighbouring cities and is a global
hub for the manufacture of sporting equipment. Jalandhar is famous for its
sports industry and equipment manufactured in Jalandhar is used by many
prominent sporting figures such as Sachin Tenduklar, Saurav Ganguly and Steve
Waugh among others.
Jalandhar
manufactures 30% of the cricket equipment in India and India manufactures 90%
of the cricket equipment in the world, therefore it wouldn't be far fetched to
say that Jalandhar figures every time a cricket match is held.
TRANSPORT:
BY AIR:
The nearest airport is Pathankot
Airport at Pathankot, about 90 km and Sri
Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport at
Amritsar, about 75 km (47 mi) northwest of Jalandhar. It is connected
to other parts of the country by regular flights. Several airlines operate
flights from abroad, including Birmingham, Dubai and Doha. The airport handles
as many as 48 flights every week up from the occasional, intermittent ones some
years ago.Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed for opening a domestic
airport at Adampur Jalandhar.
BY RAIL:
Jalandhar City Railway
Station is well-connected to other parts of the country, Jalandhar City is a
major stop between the Amritsar-Delhi rail link which is serviced by Shatabdi
Express, Intercity Express and others.
BY ROAD:
There is a large network
of bus services of Punjab, Himachal, Delhi, Haryana, Pepsu, Chandigarh, U.P.,
Jammu & Kashmir, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private
operators.
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