Bathinda, Punjab
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
BATHINDA, Punjab
EXHIBITION DATES: 25.05. – 27.05.08
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The Science Express in Bathinda
Bathinda (Punjabi: ਬਠਿੰਡਾ} also called Bhatinda), one of the oldest cities of Punjab, in north-western India, is undergoing rapid industrialization: among recently developed features are a modern thermal power plant, fertilizer plant, and a large oil refinery.
Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, Bathinda City
Bathinda is one of the biggest food grain and cotton markets in northern India. As of the 2001, India census, Bathinda had a population of 217,389. As part of a development programme to make Bathinda a model city of Punjab, the government has set up a special economic zone within the next three years.
Qila Mubarak, Bathinda
Qila Mubarak, a Historical National Monument of India, forms the heart of the city of Bathinda. It has been in existence for approximately 1900 years in its current form. Some sources have the structure in its original, primitive form dating back to the Harrapa period. It was here that Razia Sultan, the first woman to take charge of the Delhi throne was incarcerated on her defeat and dethroned.
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