Nangal Township :: Welcome to all new unofficial website of Nangal. Here you will get a Complete information about the town Nangal. Constructed in times of Britishers, years old and beautiful town has made its place in clean, pollution free and peaceful environment.
Geological Location - 31°23'11'' N , 76°22'29"E Population- 25000+
Area STD code- 01887 PIN- 140124, 26
History - Nangal is a very old and in itself a unique town.Its name was basically taken from the name of nearby village Nikku Nangal.The land of Nangal initialy the exclusive property of the adjacent villages including Dubheta,Nikku Nangal and Hambewal. The land was officially acquired from these villages in year 1955 when the planning of Bhakra Construction was under process.
Discription- Nangal is a small town situated 60km form distict Ropar in Punjab. (INDIA)
It gained the status of Tehsil in year 2008.
The Town repeatedly visited by great personalities.
Famous Personalities so far in the town-
Sh.P.S Badal-(CM)(6), Sukhbir Badal(4), Nitin Gadkari(2), Advani(1),
Hema Malini(1), Saroj Khan(1),Capt.Amrinder Singh(3), Prem Kumar Dhumal(2),
Diljeet(actor), Miss Pooja(singer)....
Separated by Nangal Dam, Nangal is divided into two parts -
1. BBMB Nangal (ctrl and managed by BBMB )
2. NFL Nangal common as NayaNangal (ctrl. and managed by NFL)
Municipal Council Nangal playes a major role in Modernising the whole area.
Nangal- The town had a great historic background.It was built in the times of Britishers rule.
The town is well planned constructed keeping in mind every view. It is spread upto ≤3km
of area.The water need of Town is fulfilled by parallel running river Satluj and electricity
needs by Bhakra Dam.
Nangal is further subdivided into blocks from A-Z (with some exceptions)
and each block having fixed number of Quarters(dis/allotment is managed by BBMB
administration.) (Bhakra Beas Management Board). To facilitate the residents electric
complaint office, general complaint center, post offices(4), parks(2),cricket clubs had
been setup by BBMB in the town.
Naya Nangal- It is subpart of Nangal. The subdividing factor here is Sectors. Naya Nangal
is further divided into five sectors(1,2,4,5,7) and again fixed number of homes are in each.
Water needs of the area is fulfilled by river Satluj and electricity needs by Bhakra Dam.
Basic aminities of clean Drinking water, regular power supply, peaceful and clean
surroundings are provided here by N.F.L.(National Fertilizer Limited). Electric Complaint
office,parks, Munical Council office, postoffice, NFL hospital, schools etc are established
here.
Nangal Dam- It acts as a divider between Nangal and Naya Nangal. The Dam was constucted
in times of Britishers. Strong, efficient and powerful dam acts as a water divider.
The Dam has upto eighteen Flood Gates managing the levels of water to be send
in each direction of the three respective parts.Strong Dam has a combination of
road and rain track running coherently in parallel from years.
Bhakra Dam One of the famous dams of India, Bhakra Nangal Dam holds great significance.
Being highest dam India,tourist travel to the site of dam to witness the dam’s
architecture and design. Apart from the architectural beauty of the dam, Bhakra
Nangal dam is also known for its scenic beauty and environment. Read More...