Shivalik Nagar

Shivalik Nagar
शिवालिक नगर
city
Shivalik Nagar

Location in Uttarakhand, India

Coordinates: 29°56′02″N 78°04′19″E / 29.934°N 78.072°E / 29.934; 78.072Coordinates: 29°56′02″N 78°04′19″E / 29.934°N 78.072°E / 29.934; 78.072
Country  India
State Uttarakhand
District Haridwar district
Elevation 249.7 m (819.2 ft)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 249403
Telephone code 01334
Lok Sabha constituency Haridwar
Website haridwar.nic.in

Shivalik Nagar is a city in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India, at the edge of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, Ranipur township and the SIDCUL industrial estate of state government, and 10 km away from the Hindu pilgrimage city of Haridwar.

History

Shivalik Nagar was developed in the 1980s by Awas Vikas or State Housing Development Board, as a private residential colony for BHEL employees. Gradually it developed into a large colony in three phases, Phase I and Phase II and Phase III even included an industrial estate at its west end. It grew steadily over the next decade, with growing religious tourism in the Haridwar city, and experienced a major spurt in growth, when District Administrative buildings came up near by, after of Haridwar district was constituted in 1998. Thereafter, with the establishment SIDCUL Integrated Industrial Estate in 2002, Shivalik Nagar experienced a realty boom.[1][2]

Geography

It overlooks the Sivalik Hills Range of the lower Himalayas, after which it is named, and is partly encircled from east to west, by Ranipur Rao, a seasonal stream, that starts from Shivalik hills at the edge of Rajaji National Park, and now merges with Ganges Canal, ahead of Bahadrabad. It is situated 10 km from Haridwar city, at the edge of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, Ranipur township and the SIDCUL industrial estate of state government.

It lies close to the National Highway 58, between Delhi and Mana Pass. It is neighbouring areas, Pathri, Roshanbad, Rohalki and Jwalapur.

Clusters

Shivalik Nagar Chowk BHEL Ranipur Haridwar

Transport

It is connected with Haridwar city, through a 10 km long road known as Madhya Marg, which merges at Ranipur Moore at one end, at with NH 58 at another, thus often used a by-pass road during important religious festival, when the main highway get crowded.[3] Nearest railhead is also Haridwar Railway Station, which Indian Railways links to all parts of India. The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun, though Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is preferred.

Administration

Administratively it falls within the Bahadrabad Block, and within the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency.

Industry

Integrated Industrial Estate (IIE) of SIDCUL, the State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarankhand, is situated adjacent to Shivalik Nagar. Prior to it, to the west of Shivalik Nagar, industrial area, which consisted of heavy machinery ancillary units to BHEL, developed in 1980s.

Education

References

  1. ↑ "Religious tourism: Spirituality propels Haridwar realty boom". Economic Times. Jun 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Major traffic jams on Somwati Amavasya: 20 lakh devotees take dip in Haridwar and Rishikesh". The Tribune. June 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ Distance Between
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