Mohali Mōhālī (Punjabi) | |
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City | |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Sāhibzādā Ajīt Singh Nagar (Punjabi) | |
  Mohali  Mohali | |
| Coordinates:30°41′56″N76°41′35″E / 30.699°N 76.693°E /30.699; 76.693 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Mohali |
| Established | 1 November 1975 |
| Named after | Sahibzada Ajit Singh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Amarjeet Singh Sidhu[1] |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Aashika Jain, IAS[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.87 km2 (27.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 176,152 |
| • Density | 2,486/km2 (6,438/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Mohali Wale, Mohalite |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | |
| Area code | +91 172 |
| Vehicle registration | PB-65 |
| Sex ratio | 0.911 males/female (City) |
| Literacy | 91.96% (City) 91.86% (Metro) |
| GDP | US $8.3 bn |
| Nearest city | Chandigarh |
| Website | http://mcmohali.org/ |
Mohali, officiallySahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar or Ajitgarh, is aplanned city[4] in theMohali district inPunjab,India, which is an administrative and a commercial hub lying south-west ofChandigarh. It is the headquarters of the Mohali district and one of the sixMunicipal Corporations of the State. It is officially named afterSahibzada Ajit Singh, the eldest son ofGuru Gobind Singh.
Mohali has developed rapidly as an IT hub of the state of Punjab, and has thus grown in importance.[5] TheGovernment of Punjab has initiated significant infrastructure and recreation projects in attempts to increase the standard of living in Mohali.[6] Roads have been built to create networks between Mohali andChandigarh International Airport to boost its international connectivity.[7]
Mohali was earlier a part of theRupnagar district and was carved out and made a part of a separate district in 2006.
Prehistoric evidence has been found in Mohali and its surrounding regions. Due to the presence of the lake, fossil remains with imprints of a large variety of aquatic plant, animal, andamphibian life have been found. As a part of thePunjab region, it has many rivers in the areas where it is speculated that ancient and primitive settlements by humans began. Some 8,000 years ago, the area was also known to be a home to theHarappans.[8]
Mohali meanssettlement. Thevillage of Mohali was a part of theCis-Sutlej states in theMalwa region of Punjab.[9]
The village Lambian, located in the city, was visited byGuru Har Rai, the 7th Guru of the Sikhs.[10] A battle took place here between the British and 500 Sikhs under the command ofAkali Hanuman Singh, in whichAkali Hanuman Singh attained martyrdom.
After thepartition of India in 1947, theformer British province of Punjab was split betweeneast Punjab in India andwest Punjab in Pakistan.[11] The Indian Punjab required a new capital city to replaceLahore, which became part of Pakistan during partition.[12][13] Consequently, the government made Chandigarh from nearly 50Puadhi speaking villages of the then state ofEast Punjab, India.[14]
Mohali was conceived after the trifurcation of Punjab and its capital Chandigarh became a Union Territory in the late 1960s. In 1967, the area aroundMohali Village was initially developed as an industrial estate; this was broadened with residential areas to meet housing demands.[15] The township plan for Mohali was put forward by theAll India Congress Committee during the annual session held in 1975 at Mohali. On 1 November 1975, Punjab Chief Minister GianiZail Singh laid the foundation stone of Mohali township and named it Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. It was rechristened toAjitgarh by the union government in the year 2012, as it was felt at that time that the name, SAS Nagar, was too long.[16]
Mohali and Chandigarh are contiguous, with only the boundary between Punjab and Chandigarh dividing this area. The original plan of Mohali township is an extension of the road and an 800m x 1200m extension of the sector design system of Chandigarh, without any unique planning.
The first 11 sectors of the sector design system for Mohali are popularly known asPhases. Early development was only till Phase 7. The development of sectors and phases from Phase 8 onwards started in the late 1980s, the city received its bus stand during Phase 8 in the mid-1990s. Some sectors of Chandigarh are shared between Chandigarh and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, like the sectors 48, 51, 52, 54, 56, 61 and 63. 63 onwards sectors fall in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar region.phase 1 = sector 55phase 2 = sector 56phase 3= Sector 57phase 4 = sector 58phase 5 = sector 59phase 6 = sector 60phase 7 = sector 61phase 8 = sector 62phase 9 = sector 63phase 10 = sector 64
In theGMADA master plan, the city has up to 128 Sectors which include nearby villages.[17] They are, among others,AerocityAlipur,Bairampur,Bakarpur,Ballo Majra,Balongi,Bari,Bar Majra,Bathlana,Behlol,Bhago Majra,Chajju Majra,Chaparchiri,Daun,Desumajra,Dyalpur,Harlalpur,Jandpur,Jhampur,Jheureri,Jhungian,Kailon,Kandala,Khuni Majra,Kishanpura,Kurali,Landiali,Landran,Manakmajra,Manana,Matran,Naraingarh,Pattlin,Raipur Kalan,Sambalki,Saneta,Santemajra,Shafipur,Siaun,Sihanpur,Sukhgarh,Tapauli andThaska.GMADA also includes the Aerocity which is a gateway to Mohali International Airport.Also IT City Mohali has emerged as one of the best location for residences and corporate offices under GMADA. It is spread over 1,600 acres and includes sectors 82, 82A, and 83A. The IT city aims to produce at least 40,000 jobs. With allotment to top IT companies and state of the art infrastructure for residential projects. With futuristic planning and due the location advantage, IT City Mohali is understandably the distinguished locality in Tricity.
Mohali andPanchkula are two satellite cities of Chandigarh. The trio of these three cities is collectively known asChandigarh Tricity. Panchkula is a planned city adjoining Chandigarh in Panchkula District, Haryana, India.[18]
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar has asub-tropical continentalmonsoonclimate characterised by a seasonal rhythm: hot summers, slightly cold winters, unreliablerainfall and great variation intemperature (−1 to 44 °C or 30 to 111 °F). In winter,frost sometimes occurs during December and January. The average annual rainfall is recorded at 617 millimetres (24.3 in). The city also receives occasional winter rains from the west.
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Sikhism | 51.53% | |||
| Hinduism | 45.55% | |||
| Islam | 1.68% | |||
| Christianity | 0.79% | |||
| Others | 0.45% | |||
As per 2011 census, Mohali's urban agglomeration (metropolitan area) had a population of 176,152, out of which males were 92,407 and females were 83,745. The effective literacy rate (7+ years) was 93.04% per cent. The sex ratio of Mohali is 906 females per 1,000 males.[3]
Sikhism is the majority religion in Mohali which is followed by 51.53% of the people.Hinduism is the second most followed religion which is adhered to by 45.55% of the people. Minority religions likeIslam andChristianity are followed by 1.68% and 0.79% of the population, with 0.45% are Buddhists, Jains and others.[19]
TheDeputy Commissioner, an officer belonging to theIndian Administrative Service, is the overall in charge of the General Administration in the Districts of India. Currently, Girish Dayalan is serving as Deputy Commissioner. The civic administration in Mohali under the Municipal Corporation (established 1984), a body of elected councillors and is headed by a Commissioner chosen from the elected members.
| City officials | ||
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| Member of Parliament | Manish Tewari | 2017 |
| Mayor | Kulwant Singh | August 2015 |
| Municipal Commissioner | MR Dhiman | |
| Administrator | MR Dhiman | |
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is a Municipal Corporation, withKulwant Singh as the first mayor,[21] with the current being Amarjoit Singh since April 2021.[1] The district administration is under the supervision of Current Administrator Gurpreet Kaur Sapra, Deputy Commissioner (IAS). Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is part of Anandpur Sahib Parliamentary Constituency, represented byManish Tewari since 2019, while inPunjab Legislative Assembly, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is represented since 2012 by MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu fromCongress. Before 2012, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar was part of the Kharar Assembly Constituency. In the2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, a new Assembly Constituency was carved out in the name of Mohali (as Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar was known during Assembly Elections 2012). Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is also represented inShiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) byParamjit Kaur Landran and Hardeep Singh. The seat was reserved for women during the 2011 SGPC Elections.
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The mainbus stand of this city is located inSector 56, where many government and private bus operators provide services to different cities of the state.Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) provides bus connectivity with the rest of the city. Chandigarh Sector 43 Bus Stand and Bus stand of 17 Sector are also close to Mohali.
Auto-rickshaws ply throughout the city. There are several third-party transportations available.
Mohali Railway Station is situated in Industrial Area, Phase 11 and connects the city with several important locations in the region such asDelhi,Ludhiana andAmritsar, as well as other parts of the country.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport is located near Aerocity in Mohali. It has both domestic and international flights.
Mohali's economy is largely manufacturing-based, the major companies in the region include Punjab Tractor Limited (PTL), ICI Paints, and Punjab Communications Limited. Also small- and medium sized companies, such asTorque Pharmaceuticals, are based in Mohali.[22]
Telecommunications service providers including Tata Communications, Vodafone and theGodrej Group operate within SAS Nagar. SAS Nagar's role in facilitating multinational corporations is growing, with contributions from global tech giants such asQuark andPhilips.
Denver-based Quark, Inc. has created a $500M, 46-acre (190,000 m2)QuarkCity in SAS Nagar, complete with a residential complex comprising 30% of the area; the shopping, entertainment, medical and educational districts consume another 10%. It was designed to generate 25,000 direct and 100,000 indirect jobs. It also includes aSpecial Economic Zone (SEZ). It is located 265 km (165 mi) north of India'scapital city ofNew Delhi.[23]
The region has been targeted by an increasing number ofoutsourcingIT companies.[5]
Mohali contributes greatly to sports within the Punjab region (most notablyMinerva Academy), with 8 multipurpose sports complexes equippedfootball,field hockey,cricket,swimming,table tennis,athletics,volleyball,badminton,tennis, etc. It has two international cricket stadiums, latest beingMullanpur International Cricket Stadium.[24] It also home to theMohali International Hockey Stadium.
In 1990, thePunjab Cricket Association (PCA) unveiled a plan to build a state-of-the-art facility complete with a separate practice ground—to be built in aswampy area in the city. The PCA invested heavily in the ground, aswimming pool,health club,tennis court,library,restaurant, andbar and outdoor & indoor cricket practice nets were incorporated into the plans.
The construction of the stadium took around ₹25 crores and three years to complete. The stadium has an official capacity of 30000 spectators. The stadium was designed by Arun Loomba and Associates, Panchkula and constructed by R.S. Construction Company, Chandigarh. The lights here are unconventional compared to other cricket stadiums, in that the light pillars are very low in height. This is to avoid aircraft from the nearby airport colliding with the light pillars. The stream passing through the central part of Chandigarh calledN Choe, also passes alongside the stadium.
PCA Stadium is home ofPunjab Kings (IPL Mohali franchisee). The current pitch curator for the PCA Stadium isDaljit Singh and the design consultant is Ar. Sufyan Ahmad.
The city has theInternational Hockey Stadium which serves as the home ground for the hockey club,Punjab Warriors, ofHockey India League.
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Places of tourist interest in and around this region include the following:
Gurudwara Amb Sahib is a historical shrine situated inSector 62, Mohali commemorates the visit of the 7th Guru of Sikhs,Guru Har Rai. The place also commemorates the meeting of Guru Har Rai with his famous SikhBhai Kuram, aLabana trader.[10][26] This shrine is managed bySGPC, Amritsar.
Shri Shiv Mandir is an old Hindu temple dedicated toShiva, situated in Phase1.[27]
This shrine is situated in the villageSohana, close to Sector 70 constructed in memory of the martyrdom ofJathedar Baba Hanuman Singh, a Nihang Jathedar. He, along with 500 Sikhs, attained martyrdom at this place in a battle against British forces during the Anglo-Sikh Wars.
This shrine is situated in the villageBakarpur, in Aerocity, near Mohali Airport. This shrine is home of Ali and fivePirs.Sai Surinder Singh is currently the chief dera head of this Dargah.
The famous chowks of Mohali, which replicate one of the best features of the city are:
The city has several speciality hospitals. Government dispensaries also are present in some sectors. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences of phase 6 is the oldest government hospital in the city and the new hospital is in Sector 66.
The city has many multi-facility private hospitals like the Max Super Speciality Hospital,Fortis Hospital, Silver Oak Hospital, Ivy Hospital, Indus Super Speciality Hospital, Mayo Hospital, Cheema Medical Complex, Mukat Hospital and Heart Institute, Cosmo Hospital, Amar Hospital, Grecian Super Speciality Hospital, Sohana Hospital, Ace Heart and Vascular Institute, SGHS Hospitals, AM Hospital, ESI Hospital and Regional Spinal Injury Center (Sector 70). Pharmacies such as City Medicos have also situated near Fortis and Silver Oaks hospital.
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