Ludhiana
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| State : | Punjab | ||
| District : | Ludhiana | ||
| Sub-district : | Ludhiana East | ||
| Location : | 30 ° 54 ' N , 75 ° 51' E | ||
| Height : | 253 m | ||
| Area : | 159.37 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,613,878 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 10,127 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Website : | main.mcludhiana.gov.in/ | ||
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Ludhiana ( Punjabi : ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ) is a major city ( Municipal Corporation ) in the state of Punjab in India with 1.6 million inhabitants (2011 census). It is the capital of the district of the same name . The Satluj River used to be close to the city, but has moved its course further north over time.
General
In the industrial city with steel and textile industry, machine tools and sewing machines, mopeds, bicycles and agricultural equipment are manufactured. It is a country trading center with a grain market (Mandi) and is an important transshipment point for goods traffic. Seasonal workers from other Indian states usually arrive here first before continuing their journey. Irrigated agriculture is practiced in the area.
A serious problem caused by the industrial facilities, which for the most part do not meet certain environmental requirements despite government regulations, is the smog that hangs over the greater Ludhiana area and causes physical illnesses and ailments such as B. Causes breathlessness.
Ludhiana is the cultural center of the area with theaters, museums, cinemas and galleries as well as transport hubs in the region (road, railroad, airport). The Grand Trunk Road , connecting the cities of Amritsar and Delhi , runs through Ludhiana. The Christian Medical College was opened in 1895, and the Agricultural University in 1962.
In 1480 Ludhiana was founded by Princess Lodhi of Delhi . In 1845 an important battle in the First Sikh War took place in the city and its surroundings .
The Bilwanwali Masjid Mosque and the Alawal Khan Mausoleum are worth seeing.
The local soccer club JCT Mills Football Club plays in the Indian premier league .
sons and daughters of the town
- Praveen Chaudhari , American physicist
- Juhi Chawla , Indian actress
- Baldev Raj Chopra , Indian film director and producer
- Divya Dutta , Indian actress
- Neena Gill , British politician
- Ravinder N. Maini , British immunologist
- Sunil Mittal , Indian entrepreneur
- Sukhvinder Singh Namdhari (* 1965), tabla player
climate
The climate crisis has led to a drastic shortage of drinking water in large parts of India . This is particularly noticeable in Ludhiana. The city is one of those 21 major Indian cities whose groundwater reserves will be completely depleted in 2020 according to calculations by the government agency NITI Aayog.
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Ludhiana
Source: WMO
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF file; 151 kB)
- ↑ Jessie Yeung, Swati Gupta, Michael Guy: India has just five years to solve its water crisis, experts fear. Otherwise hundreds of millions of lives will be in danger. In: CNN. July 4, 2019, accessed on July 10, 2019 .
