Mandi Bahauddin

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Mandi Bahauddin (Urdu: منڈی بہاؤالدین ) is the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province, Pakistan. The town is 204 metres above sea level and is situated in upper Punjab, and is 50km away from the M2 - Motorway. The climate is very hot in summer and cold in winters. During peak summer the day temperature goes up to 45 degrees, but the winter months are very pleasant and the minimum temperature may fall below 2 degrees. The average rain fall in the district is 50 mm.

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[edit] Administration

As well as being district headquarters, Mandi Bahauddin is also tehsil headquarters which is split into 27 Union Councils:[1]Now a days, under the devolution plan introduced by Musharif, Riaz Asghar,(a feudal) is nazim of the district. The politicians of the Mandibahauddin are also playing their role in national politics.Another feudal Nazar Gondal is awarded the ministry if anti corruption by the present government. However the polticians and the administration has never been interested in solving the prioblems of city.in my view mandibahauddin is a stagnant city from development point of view. While entering to the city from any main road you will merely find a good quality road.

[edit] History

[edit] Early history

In 1506 C.E. Chief Bahauddin, a Gondal Jat, established a settlement namely Pindi Bahauddin, after his migration from Pindi Shah Jahanian to this area.

[edit] British era

Mandi Bahauddin came under British rule in the nineteenth century, the city is near to Chillianwala the site of a famous battle of the second Sikh war between the British, commanded by Lord Guff, and the Khalsa Sikh Army.

The population grew in the early 20th century near the ancient village [Chak No. 51], where Sikh, Hindu and Muslim businessmen and landowners came to settle. The town was named Mandi Bahauddin after the establishment of a grain market in the area (Mandi means market). During British rule in 1916 the Pindi Bahauddin Railway station was established. It was a time when the British were establishing and introducing modern and essential public use equipments in their best interest. The Railway System was introduced and laid down to defend their Empire from the North. So it was called North-Western Railway (NWR).

Chak Bandi was made by Sir Malcum Heley and approximately 51 Chaks were settled and notified. In these 51 Chaks , the land was awarded to the people who worked for British Empire. Chak 51 became the centre of this newly established town. The map of this Chak was made by John Alam. A famous grain market was set up in this Chak. After this the Chak No. 51 was called Mandi-Bahauddin. In 1920 this name was notified. In 1924 Pindi-Bahauddin Railway station was notified the above mentioned name. In 1937 when Mandi-Bahauddin was town, it was given the status of a town committee. In 1941 it was given the status of a Municipal Committee. In the Master plan of reconstructing this town, in 1923 all the streets and roads were laid straight and wide. In 1946 nine gates and the wall surrounding this town was completed due to roits[clarify].

[edit] After independence

After the 1947 partition when the Sikhs and the Hindus have migrated to India, many Muslim from India migrated and settled here. In 1960 this city was given the status of Sub-Division. In 1963, the Rasul Barrage and Rasul-Qadirabad link canal project under Indus Basin irrigation project started. The Project was managed by WAPDA, and a large colony for government employees and foreign contractors was constructed a few kilometers from Mandi Bahauddin. This projected was completed in 1968 by Engineer Riazur Rahman Shariff as the Project Director. This project brought lime light to Mandi Bahauddin and helped the city grow commercially.[2]

In 1993, Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, The Chief Minister of Punjab, announced and notified this city as a District H.Q. of a new district of Mandi Bahauddin

The tehsil headquarters towns of Phalia and Malikwal are 22.5 and 28.5 kilometres from Mandi Bahauddin, respectively. [3]

[edit] Schools & Colleges

  • Ghazali Model High school phalia
  • Govt.Tameer-e-millat High School.
  • Govt. High School.
  • Govt. S.S.High School.
  • Misali Ravian Science Academy.
  • Government college of commerce.
  • Government College of Technology, Rasul.
  • Government post graduate college.
  • Rangers Public School & College.
  • National College of Commerce and Computer Sciences
  • Govt. High School Wasu.
  • Quaid-e-Azam Public School And College
  • Jinnah College of Information & Technology
  • Virtual University of Pakistan,Private Campus
  • city science academy

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 32°35′N, 73°30′E

[edit] Personalities of Mandi Bahauddin

  • Nasir Mehmood Gondal
  • Nazar Muhammad Gondal (Minister Antinarcotix)
  • Haji Muhammad Afzal Chan (Ex. provincial minister)
  • Muhammad Asam Warraich (Ex.President of PYO)
  • Khurram Mukhtar Gondal
  • Daim Iqbal Daim. The famous Punjabi poet Born in Wasu