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As in other districts of northern India mainly three seasons - summer, winter and rainy - prevail here, but sometimes due to severe snowfall in the Himalayas and Kumaon Hills, adverse weather can also be seen. | As in other districts of northern India mainly three seasons - summer, winter and rainy - prevail here, but sometimes due to severe snowfall in the Himalayas and Kumaon Hills, adverse weather can also be seen. | ||
Due to a number of construction and highway projects causing cutting down hundreds of old trees rapidly, the pollution and rising temperature issues have increased significantly. | Due to a number of construction and highway projects causing cutting down hundreds of old trees rapidly, the pollution and rising temperature issues have increased significantly. | ||
== Government and politics == | |||
Ghaziabad city is governed by the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation under the [http://www.janaagraha.org/asics/report/Uttar-Pradesh-Uttarakhand-Municipal-Corporation-Act-1959.pdf Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act], 1959.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The role of female human resource for regional development a case study of kanpur metropolis|hdl=10603/223280|url=http://hdl.handle.net/10603/223280}}</ref> Ghaziabad city is spread over {{cvt|210|km2}} of municipal area.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Ghaziabad City|url=http://ghaziabadnagarnigam.in/ghaziabad-city.html|access-date=2020-08-26|website=ghaziabadnagarnigam.in}}</ref> It upgraded from a Municipal Board to a [[Municipal corporation|Municipal Corporation]] on 31 August 1994, following the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act.<ref name=":1" /> Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (or Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad) is divided into 5 zones - City Zone, Kavi Nagar Zone, Vijay Nagar Zone, Mohan Nagar Zone and Vasundhara Zone.<ref name=":0" /> The Municipal Corporation comprises 100 wards, with councillors elected from each ward.<ref name="Ghaziabad Official Information" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Parshad List|url=http://ghaziabadnagarnigam.in/parshad-list.html|access-date=2020-10-29|website=ghaziabadnagarnigam.in}}</ref> The local elections to all wards was last held in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com News|date=2017-11-25|title=Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam Polls 2017: Ward-Wise Candidate and Municipal Corporation Details of Ghaziabad, UP|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/ghaziabad-nagar-nigam-elections-2017-ward-wise-candidate-and-municipal-corporation-details-of-ghaziabad-up-2675838/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> The executive head is Mahendra Singh Tanwar, the current [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} while the elected head is the [[Mayor]], Asha Sharma from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Dec 12|first1=Ayaskant Das / TNN / Updated|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=19:14|title=BJP leader Asha Sharma sworn in as new Ghaziabad mayor {{!}} Noida News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/bjp-leader-asha-sharma-sworn-in-as-new-ghaziabad-mayor/articleshow/62039904.cms|access-date=2020-08-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | |||
The municipality has the following departments: Swachh Bharat Mission, Public Works Dept, I.T Dept, Property Tax Dept, Health Dept, Street Light Dept, Water Works Dept, Law, Garden/Horticulture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad Official Website|url=http://ghaziabadnagarnigam.in/index.html|access-date=2020-10-29|website=ghaziabadnagarnigam.in}}</ref> It has an executive committee composed of businessmen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Organization{{!}}GMA- Ghaziabad Management Association|url=http://gmaindia.org/executive.php|access-date=2020-10-29|website=gmaindia.org}}</ref> | |||
=== Representation in state assembly === | |||
The city is represented in the Lok Sabha through one MP elected from the [[Ghaziabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lok Sabha constituency]] represented by [[Gen. (Retd.) V. K. Singh|Gen. (Retd.) Vijay Kumar Singh]] from the BJP,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Kumar Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GHAZIABAD(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1667|access-date=2020-09-23|website=myneta.info}}</ref> and one MLA elected from the [[Ghaziabad (Assembly constituency)|Vidhan Sabha constituency]], represented by BJP's [[Atul Garg]] elected in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Atul Garg(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GHAZIABAD(GHAZIABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=186|access-date=2020-09-23|website=myneta.info}}</ref> | |||
=== Law and order === | |||
In January 2020 it was announced that the police commissionerate system was likely to be introduced in Ghaziabad in phases.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-15|title=Commissionerate: New police system in Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Kanpur likely|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/commissionerate-new-police-system-in-ghaziabad-varanasi-kanpur-likely-6216869/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The city police is under the state home department and is headed by Senior Superintendent of Police for the district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who's Who {{!}} District Ghaziabad, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://ghaziabad.nic.in/en/about-district/whos-who/|access-date=2020-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
=== Development === | |||
The [[Ghaziabad Development Authority]] (GDA), established 1977, is responsible for planning, development and construction of housing projects, commercial lands, land management and infrastructure. | |||
== Civic utilities == | |||
Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad looks after the civic activities of the city. Other development agencies of the city include the Ghaziabad Development Authority, and the UP Jal Nigam. The [[Comprehensive planning|master plan]] for the city is laid by the Town & Country Planning Department, [[Uttar Pradesh]], which is department under the [[Department of Housing and Urban Planning]] for the state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website of Town And Country Planning Department, Uttar Pradesh, India. / About Us / Profile|url=http://uptownplanning.gov.in/page/en/profile|access-date=2020-08-26|website=uptownplanning.gov.in}}</ref> | |||
The corporation supplies water and has nearly 2.35 lakh water connections, supplying nearly 388 MLD of water per day.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2017-01-09|title=Ghaziabad's residential areas to get water ATMs before summer|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/ghaziabad-s-residential-areas-to-get-water-atms-before-summer/story-IJp306qqdFn3IEhd0y9lOO.html|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The city also receives water from the [[Ganges|Ganga]] through 50 [[Cubic foot|cusec]] (one cubic foot of water flow per second which translates into 28.32 litres) and 100 cusec plants<ref name=":2" /> but a lot of areas in the city constituting multi-storied apartments do not receive Ganga water and rely on groundwater.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Ghaziabad: New Ganga water treatment plant to tackle city's water scarcity|url=https://www.cityspidey.com/news/5967/ghaziabad-new-ganga-water-treatment-plant-to-tackle-city-s-water-scarcity|access-date=2020-08-26|website=www.cityspidey.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> Treated water is supplied to only 36.2% of households.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last1=Sep 4|first1=TNN /|last2=2015|last3=Ist|first3=03:08|title=Treated water doesn't reach over half of Ghaziabad homes {{!}} Noida News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Treated-water-doesnt-reach-over-half-of-Ghaziabad-homes/articleshow/48796230.cms|access-date=2020-08-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | |||
The municipality, as well as UP Jal Nigam sets up [[sewage treatment plants]] and water treatment plants for the city.<ref name=":3" /> The Ghaziabad Development Authority is responsible for laying networks of sewer lines and piped drinking water supply.<ref name=":4"/> Drinking water remains a concern with 55.6% of households accessing it from tube wells, bore wells and hand pumps.<ref name=":4" /> Only 30.5% households are connected to piped sewer lines.<ref name=":4" /> | |||
As of 2019, Ghaziabad generates 1,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, some of which is sent to [[Meerut]], while 300 metric tonnes are sent to [[Pilkhuwa]], while almost 200 metric tons is used in various GMC owned parks to create [[compost]].<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|last1=Jan 25|first1=Abhijay Jha / TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=10:28|title=Meerut allows Ghaziabad to dump 200 tonnes of waste daily {{!}} Ghaziabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/meerut-allows-ghaziabad-to-dump-200-tonnes-of-waste-daily/articleshow/67680428.cms|access-date=2020-09-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The corporation also dumps garbage in Indirapuram landfill site, and would dump it in Pratap Vihar [[landfill]] till they stopped on the orders of a [[National Green Tribunal Act|National Green Tribunal]] committee.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> The corporation also announced in September 2020 that it was creating 10 'garbage factories<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=GZB Municipal corp to set up 10 garbage factories|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/business/gzb-municipal-corp-to-set-up-10-garbage-factories.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>' as a permanent solution to the city's waste problem. | |||
==Transport== | |||
===Road=== | |||
[[File:National Highway 24.jpg|thumb|[[National Highway 24 (India)|National Highway 24]] connects Ghaziabad. ]] | |||
A proposal has been made to widen{{when|date=April 2020}} [[National Highway 24 (India)|National Highway 24]] (NH-24) from four to fourteen lanes on the stretch between the Ghaziabad-Delhi border and Dasna. Many residential and commercial projects are being built along the highway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/make-nh-24-eight-lane-to-ease-mess-akhilesh-yadav/Article1-989730.aspx |title=Make NH-24 eight-lane to ease mess: Akhilesh Yadav |work=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604020244/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Make-NH-24-eight-lane-to-ease-mess-Akhilesh-Yadav/Article1-989730.aspx |archive-date=4 June 2013 |url-status = dead}}</ref> | |||
===Rail=== | |||
[[File:Delhi Metro.jpg|thumb|The [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue and Red Lines]] of the [[Delhi Metro]] serves Ghaziabad]] | |||
The [[Delhi Metro]]'s [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue and Red Lines]] serves Ghaziabad and connects it with the National capital, Delhi. The [[Delhi Metro]] [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Red Line]] serves Ghaziabad, with eight stations and [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]] with two stations. The Red Line's eastern terminus, [[Shaheed Sthal metro station]], is located in this city. Other stations include [[Hindon metro station|Hindon River Station]] which serves Raj Nagar Extension and [[Mohan Nagar metro station|Mohan Nagar Station]]. And from the Blue line another station exists at [[Vaishali (Delhi Metro)|Vaishali]], which serves that area as well as [[Vasundhara Enclave|Vasundhara]] and [[Indirapuram]], and there is also a station at [[Kaushambi (Ghaziabad)|Kaushambi]].<ref>{{cite web|date=15 July 2011|title=Ghaziabad boards Metro for first traffic-free ride to work|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ghaziabad-boards-metro-for-first-trafficfree-ride-to-work/817698/|access-date=16 April 2013|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
The city receives [[Indian Railways]] service at [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad Junction Railway Station]]. This is one of the major Junctions and exists from 1864, being one of the first few stations opened, since the start of the Railways. | |||
The [[Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System|Delhi–Meerut RRTS]] is under-construction and will run through Ghaziabad.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Tunnelling|date=2021-12-31|title=EPBMs ready for India's Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Project|url=https://tunnellingjournal.com/epbms-ready-indias-delhi-meerut-rapid-rail-project/|access-date=2021-12-31|website=The Tunnelling Journal|language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
===Air=== | |||
[[Hindon Airport|Hindon Domestic Airport]] is the airport serving Ghaziabad and is operational in the city from 2019. It is the second commercial airport in the Delhi NCR after [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]. It (the passenger terminal) was inaugurated by Hon. Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi on 8 March 2019. | |||
The closest international airport is the [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]. Hindon Domestic Airport currently operates flights to Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand and Hubli, Karnataka.<ref>[http://livemint.com/companies/news/udan-scheme-4-airlines-to-link-ghaziabad-to-8-small-towns-from-mid-may-1552043368616.html UDAN flights from Hindon airport, Ghaziabad, will connect to Hubli, Jamnagar, Shimla, Kalburgi, Kannur, Nashik, Faizabad, Pithoragarh] Livemint</ref> | |||
==Sports== | |||
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The [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] is a Cricket stadium in Nehru Nagar, Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, is a Hockey Stadium in Shastri Nagar, Ghaziabad and Mahamaya Sports stadium is multi-purpose Sports Stadium in the city. | |||
An International Cricket Stadium is under construction at Raj Nagar Extension and is supposed to be completed by 2021. | |||
==Institutes== | |||
Ghaziabad has also emerged as one of the major educational destinations with many higher education colleges and institutes operating in the city. Some of the main institutes are:- | |||
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*[[IMS Engineering College]] | |||
*[[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad|Institute of Management Technology]] (IMT) | |||
*[[Institute of Technology and Science, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad]] | |||
*[[Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rkgit.edu.in/ |title = RKGIT:: Top Private engineering college in AKTU}}</ref> | |||
*[[Santosh Medical College]] | |||
*[[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]] (Delhi-NCR Campus) | |||
== Notable people == | |||
===Arts, entertainment and television=== | |||
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* [[Lara Dutta]], Miss Universe 2000 and Bollywood actress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/happy-birthday-lara-dutta-her-top-moments/|title=Happy Birthday Lara Dutta: Her top moments|date=2015-04-16|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110175956/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/happy-birthday-lara-dutta-her-top-moments/|archive-date=10 January 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
===Business=== | |||
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* [[Nikesh Arora]], businessman, former president and COO of SoftBank Corp. and CEO of SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/Tk0XvEXQoUDplzSgqtHSFL/Googles-Nikesh-Arora-Man-with-a-plan.html|title=Google's Nikesh Arora: Man with a plan|work=Live Mint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110175355/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/Tk0XvEXQoUDplzSgqtHSFL/Googles-Nikesh-Arora-Man-with-a-plan.html|archive-date=10 January 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
* [[Kapil Mohan]], businessman <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://qz.com/1175170/old-monk-kapil-mohan-who-popularised-indias-legendary-rum-brand-is-no-more/|title=Old Monk's old man is no more|last=Thomas|first=Maria|work=Quartz|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110175415/https://qz.com/1175170/old-monk-kapil-mohan-who-popularised-indias-legendary-rum-brand-is-no-more/|archive-date=10 January 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
===Politics and government=== | |||
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* [[Suresh Bansal]], politician<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/ncr/story-fir-against-unknown-bike-bourne-criminals-for-attack-on-loni-mla-nand-kishore-gurjar-2020475.html|title=Archived copy|access-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816061726/https://www.livehindustan.com/ncr/story-fir-against-unknown-bike-bourne-criminals-for-attack-on-loni-mla-nand-kishore-gurjar-2020475.html|archive-date=16 August 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
* [[Madan Bhaiya]], politician,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/489467/mafia-don-madan-gujjar-criminal-aii.html|title=Archived copy|access-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807162340/https://timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/news/489467/mafia-don-madan-gujjar-criminal-aii.html|archive-date=7 August 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
* [[Roop Chaudhary]], politician.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8749:list-of-bjp-kisan-morcha-working-committee-2013-&catid=68:press-releases&Itemid=494|title= Archived copy|access-date= 15 August 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155431/http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8749:list-of-bjp-kisan-morcha-working-committee-2013-&catid=68:press-releases&Itemid=494|archive-date= 7 August 2018|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
* [[Arvind Kejriwal]], politician | |||
* [[Rama Pilot]], politician.<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile: Pilot, Smt. Rama|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=559&lastls=13|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|access-date=4 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011604/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=559&lastls=13|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
* General [[V.K. Singh]] (Retd.), politician | |||
* [[K.C. Tyagi]], politician | |||
* [[Ram Chandra Vikal]], freedom fighter and deputy Chief Minister of UP.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ayurveda.zeenews.com/news/uttar-pradesh/former-up-deputy-cm-ram-chander-vikal-dies_715608.html|title=Archived copy|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217024002/http://ayurveda.zeenews.com/news/uttar-pradesh/former-up-deputy-cm-ram-chander-vikal-dies_715608.html|archive-date=17 February 2013|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
===Sports=== | |||
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*[[Rajkumar Baisla]], Dhayanchand Awardee 2011 (Wrestling)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad-8589007.html|title=पहलवान राजकुमार व निशानेबाज फरीद अली सम्मानित}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yespunjab.com/info4u/item/48743-list-of-dhyan-chand-award-recipients-india-s-highest-award-for-lifetime-achievement-in-sports-and-games |title = Home - YesPunjab.com}}</ref> | |||
*[[Manoj Prabhakar]], cricketer | |||
*[[Suresh Raina]], cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/413/suresh-raina|title=Suresh Raina Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats|website=Cricbuzz|language=en|access-date=2018-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703051012/http://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/413/suresh-raina|archive-date=3 July 2017|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==Further reading== | |||
*{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/up/Census2011UttarPradeshPaper1.pdf|date=20 April 2011|title=Census of India 2011 – Provisional Population Totals | Uttar Pradesh Series 10|access-date=14 September 2015}} | |||
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ghaziabad-boards-metro-for-first-trafficfree-ride-to-work/817698/|title=Ghaziabad boards Metro for first traffic-free ride to work - Indian Express|work=indianexpress|access-date=14 September 2015}} | |||
*{{cite web|url=http://www.goghaziabad.com/artculture.html|title=Ghaziabad Art & Culture|publisher=goghaziabad.com|access-date=14 September 2015}} | |||
==External links== | |||
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* [http://ghaziabad.nic.in Ghaziabad District Administration] | |||
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