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of Panchkula is west of Chandigarh. The Chandigarh
railway station is near the Chandigarh Panchkula
boundary, and has an exit toward Panchkula. The
area's of Shivalik Enclave,and Manimajra are towards
the Northwest of Panchkula Urban estate. The Cantonment
of Chandimandir is north of Panchkula urban estate,
toward's the Urban estate's southern edge is Zirakpur
in Punjab. Most of the developed sectors are West
of the Ghaggar river. The Simla highway cuts through
the estate mostly parallel to the Ghaggar. and it's
newer sectors are on the western banks of the Ghaggar.
It is developed on outskirts of Chandigarh, amongst
the picturesque background of the Shivalik hills
and the Ghaggar River. The township has been sub-divided
into residential sectors, industrial sectors, parks
and areas for regional recreation, major institutions,
markets, and government and semi-government offices.
The Eastern sectors are on the edge of Ramgarh,
through which a road runs south to Dera Bassi in
Punjab via Mubarakpur. East of Ramgarh on the road
to Naraingarh ( in Ambala district) is Barwala where
an industrial estate has been set up and Raipur
Rani where Sabeer Bhatia is proposing to set up
a Nano city. The road to Nahan- Paonta- Dehradun
goes through these towns. Short of Raipur Rani is
a turn that goes to Dosarka between Ambala and Yamunanagar.
A large area south of Old Panchkula between Ambala-Kalka
national highway and the Ghaggar River has been
developed for recreation. The area has a golf
course, and a sports complex, named Tau Devi Lal
Sports complex. Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex has
been popular due to the ICL Cricket Tournaments
here.
North of Chandimandir are hills and Pinjore as
well as Kalka, due west of Pinjore is the industrial
area of Baddi. HMT factory is in Pinjore and An
ancillary industrial estate of HMT with built-up
sheds has been established. Bharat Electronics
Limited (BEL-A government of India Enterprise)
was set up on approximately 23 hectares of land
in Panchkula Industrial Area and today employs
a large work force.
Urban estate Panchkula
has had 3 phases so far
Phase I
Sectors 1 through to 19, and Industrial area
this is shaped like a large triangle, with the
railway line being one side of the triangle and
the Zirakpur Kalka road being another. The Industrial
area is largely along the railway line. All the
prime sectors and a well developed market encompasses
this triangle.
Phase 2
Sectors 20 through to 30 This has some sectors
across the Zirakpur-Kalka road and many on both
sides of the banks of the Ghagghar
Phase 3
Are the new announced sectors beyond Ramgarh,
to the east of the existing sectors.
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