Mattaur
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Mattaur, also known as Kamagata Maru Naga, is a village in Mohali, India between the 70 and 71 sectors of Mohali. Mattaur has a fairly good sewage system,and it does not display water or electricity problems. It is famous for hardware material, ironic material and electrical material as well as the piracy. There is heavy commerce for illegal movies and software. It has a beautiful temple, many beautiful and useful shops and even a branch of the State Bank of India. Milk products are easily available there. "Surendra diary" is best shop of Mattaur to buy sweets and organize parties. A person from Mattaur is called Mattauria.
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[edit] History
The very mention of the Kamagata Maru Nagar which had hosted the historical All-India Congress session in 1975 brings back fond memories of the bygone days. Among other Congress stalwarts, Mrs Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister, had attended the session. Mrs Gandhi had announced conversion of this historical village into a model gram — indeed a tribute to the martyr who fought tooth and nail against the boogers of the Britishers. The dream that the residents of this village had fondly cherished remains unfulfilled till this day.
[edit] List of special attractions
- Gurjit Zym and fitness centre, Lucky Dhaba, Gurjit pool House, Surendra Diary, Pankaj music shop (pirated CDs Special), Music Zone (pirated CDs Special), Music House (Pirated CDs Special), Cheap Tailor market, dying, making shirts and pants at low cost, Lovely Cycle & Scooter shops and repairing & services also.
- Dashmesh Electricals & many other, Hi-Fi Departmental stores, Ironic material, Sariyas, gates and preparation of ironic material too, State Bank Of India and ATM services too, Shiv Temple, Guga Temple, Government School , Mattaur, Playground, Water Pool & many more
- Buffalo which give milk are very difficult to find in Chandigarh or Mohali but easily get in Mattaur; you can purchase them from there. because of that its also called Milky Village or Dairy Village
[edit] Historical Village Cries For Care
What to speak of its conversion into a model gram, the historical village fell on bad days ever since this announcement was made. Kamagata Maru Nagar, best known as Mattaur comprising Sector 70 and part of 71 of Mohali, with a population of 10,000, has been bogged down by a plethora of problems.
Upon entering the village, one could have a feel of the nauseating stench emanating from the garbage dumps dotting it. Driving down on the battered and bumpy roads here is indeed a nightmare, even for those deft at the wheel.
Incredible as it may sound, the residents have to face a perennial scarcity of water. Irregular water supply is the order of the day which is once-a-fortnight-or a-week-phenomenon. The water, inform the residents, is unfit for human consumption.
Ironically though, the village has just one government school to cater to the ever-burgeoning demand of the residents. Upgraded last year into a high school, the school has just three tiny rooms. This leaves no option with the school authorities but to hold classes in the open (see picture). The residents have no option but to send their wards to other local privately-managed schools or in Chandigarh where they are made to pay through their nose.
“Our long-pending demand to raise the boundary wall remains to be seen to date. We have been going the whole hog to convince the PUDA authorities to erect the wall but to no avail. Scores of our meetings with PUDA bigwigs have yielded no tangible outcome. We feel cheated,” says Mr Amrik Singh, a former sarpanch.
The Municipal Council took the reigns of the village in 1995. “But, no development worth the name, except for improving the drains here and there has taken place” rue the residents. On the health front too, no serious efforts have been made either by the council or by the politicians concerned. A government dispensary came into existence with the help of the local Ram Lila Club, which pooled funds to raise a room and other infrastructure for the purpose. “We shall raise more funds for the construction of an additional room for the school’’, asserts Harpal Singh, president of the club.
Since there is no Junjghar, the residents have to make do with the old, dilapidated serais, etc. The village has no bus service and public park. The Gram Sudhar Committee, headed by Mr Amrik Singh, is going whole hog to put pressure on the authorities concerned to concede some of its long standing demands, including the erection of a boundary wall, improving water supply, the quality of water, sanitary conditions, recarpeting of roads, and provision of adequate educational avenues for children and medicare to Mattaur residents.
