Chandigarh Tricity

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The Union Territory of Chandigarh along with its two satellite cities - Panchkula (Haryana) and Mohali (Punjab) and the cantonment of Chandimandir (in Panchkula district) is collectively called as the Chandigarh Tricity. There is a proposal by the Punjab government to build a metro for this region covering the 3 cities,Ropar Dera Bassi and Kalka along with Baddi. Covering territory in the Union Territory, Punjab,Himachal and Haryana.

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[edit] Suburbs

[edit] Present

The urban conglomerate of the tricity presently also includes the following suburbs in the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh:

[edit] Punjab

[edit] Haryana

[edit] Himachal Pradesh

[edit] Future

The following areas in the three states could become parts of this zone in the future:

[edit] Punjab

[edit] Haryana

[edit] Himachal Pradesh

[edit] Population

The combined population of the three cities was 1165111 (1.16 million) as per the 2001 census.

[edit] Industry

The Parwanoo and Baddi special incentive zones of the Himachal Pradesh government have attracted several manufacturers to this belt. This includes Colgate , Eicher tractors, Anand Batteries , Perfetti , Kamla Dials among others. Dera Bassi - Lalru is another belt with mostly medium industry, this place has many spinning mills including the Nahar group. Bushan Steel also has a presence here.

Hindustan Machine Tools has a tractor factory in Pinjore, while Associated Cement Companies has a cement factory in Pinjore. Bharat Electronics Limited or B.E.L has a factory in Panchkula.

Punwire and Puncom have factories in Mohali as does Verka, and Ranbaxy and Godrej. This region is the zonal headquarters for a large number of banks, their offices are mainly in the "Bank Square" in sector 17 Chandigarh. This area also houses the regional office (usually covering Punjab, Northern Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir) for a lot of FMCG companies.

In the service industry, Dell, Quark and Infosys are the key players with a presence here.

[edit] Tourism

Places of Tourist interest in this region include the following :-

  • Sukhna Lake- Chandigarh
  • Rock Garden- Chandigarh
  • Vatika Gardens and Musical fountains- Panchkula
  • Pinjore gardens- Pinjore
  • Nada Sahib Gurudwara- Nada, Panchkula
  • Cricket Stadium Mohali
  • Sector 17 shopping area
  • Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park,(ChattBir Zoo) near Zirakpur(Mohali)

Places in the nearby vicinity are

[edit] Hotels

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