পান্টনগর
স্থানের নামঃ পান্টনগর।
নিকটবর্তী বিমানবন্দরঃ Pantnagar Airport.
Pantnagar
is a town and a university campus in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand.
Nainital, Rudrapur and Kiccha, Haldwani are the major cities surrounding
Pantnagar.
The
town is famous for having the first agricultural university of India which was
established on 17 November 1960. Previously the university was called the Uttar
Pradesh Agricultural University or Pantnagar University. It was rechristened G.
B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. keeping in view the
contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP.
In
recent years, an integrated industrial estate has been established near the
campus which houses companies such as Tata, Bajaj, Nestle, Dabur and Vedanta
Resources.
History
Before November 2000 Pantnagar was in
the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. After 9 November 2000 it became part of the
new Indian state of Uttarkhand, which is located in the northern part of India
and known for its natural beauty. Uttarkhand was carved out of Himalayan and
adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh.
University
Pantnagar
University houses ten colleges:
- College of Agriculture
- College of Technology
- College of Home Science
- College of Basic Science & Humanities
- College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
- College of Fisheries
- College of Agri-Business Management
- College of Post Graduate Studies
- College of Forestry & Hill Agriculture, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal (off-campus)
- VCSG College of Horticulture, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal (off-campus)
Connectivity
Nearest Railway stations: Lalkuan, Haldi
Pantnagar Airport - It is a domestic airport that serves the town of
Pantnagar that is operated by the Airports Authority of India. Between 2005 and 2008, the
Government of Uttarakhand offered a subsidy to Jagson Airlines to undertake a
scheduled flight between Pantnagar and New Delhi. The airline uses an 18 seater
Dornier 228 on the route.[citation needed] This was however withdrawn in 2008
when the runway size was increased. The government then invited Deccan Aviation
to fly on the Delhi - Pantnagar route. Kingfisher Airlines, which took over
Deccan Aviation, undertakes seasonal flights to Pantnagar as the weather does
not allow it to fly around the year. Air india to start flights from delhi to
pantnagar using ATR 80 seater aircraft from third week of oct 2014.
-Wikipedia
Pantnagar Map
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