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Mohali is a city adjacent to Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

, 18th District in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is officially named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh is the tenth and last Sikh guru in a sacred lineage of ten Sikh gurus. Born in Patna, Bihar in India, he was also a warrior, poet and philosopher. He succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of Sikhs at a young age of nine...

, Sahibzada Ajit Singh
Sahibzada Ajit Singh
Sahibzada Ajit Singh was the eldest of Guru Gobind Singh's four sons. His younger brothers were Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh. With his three brothers, Sahibzada Ajit Singh carried on a great family tradition: that of attaining the status of one of the...

 (SAS Nagar, or "House of Sahibzada Ajit Singh"). It, along with Chandigarh and Panchkula
Panchkula
Panchkula is a planned city in Panchkula district, Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. It also shares seamless border with Mohali district in Punjab. The prestigious Chandimandir Cantonment Headquarters of the Indian Army Western Command, is also located in...

, form a part of the Chandigarh Tricity. It was earlier a part of the Rupnagar
Rupnagar
Rupnagar is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was formerly known as Ropar. The town of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the site of...

 District, and was carved out into a separate district in the recent years.

Background

Mohali was conceived after the trifurcation of Punjab and its capital Chandigarh becoming a Union Territory
Union Territory
A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...

 in late 1966. Today, Mohali and Chandigarh are contiguous areas with only the boundary of Punjab and UT of Chandigarh dividing this area. The original plan of Mohali is in fact a mere extension of the road and design system of Chandigarh without any unique planning. The development earlier was only till Phase VII. The development of sectors and phases from Phase 8 onwards started in late 1980s, and the city got its own bus stand in Phase 8 in mid 1990s. In 2006, Mohali's population was nearly 200,000, approximately 1/5 of Chandigarh's. The region has been targeted by an increasing number of outsourcing
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.-Overview:The term outsourcing is used inconsistently but usually involves the contracting out of a business function - commonly one previously performed in-house - to an external provider...

 IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 companies, who look to capitalize on the rich investment opportunities the city offers.

Mohali comes under the jurisdiction of Punjab State while Punchkula is a part of Haryana.

Climate

Mohali has a sub-tropical continental monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...

 climate
Climate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...

 characterized by a seasonal rhythm: hot summers, slightly cold winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature
Temperature
Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot...

 (-1 °C to 44 °C). In winter, frost
Frost
Frost is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air as well as below the freezing point of water. Frost crystals' size differ depending on time and water vapour available. Frost is also usually...

 sometime occurs during December and January. The average annual rainfall is recorded at 617 mm. The city also receives occasional winter rains from the west.

Average temperature
  • Summer: The temperature in summer may rise to a maximum of 44°C. Temperatures generally remain between 35°C and 42°C.
  • Autumn: In autumn, the temperature may rise to a maximum of 36°C. Temperatures usually remain between 16° and 27° in autumn. The minimum temperature is around 13°C.
  • Winter: Average temperatures in winter (November to February) remain at (max) 7°C to 15 °C and (min) -2°C to 5°C.
  • Spring: spring temperatures vary between (max) 16°C and 25°C and (min).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Mohali had a population of 123,284. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mohali has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 81%. In Mohali, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 is the main spoken language in Mohali. Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 are also prevalent.

City design

Following the success of Chandigarh's sector design, Mohali was similarly planned into identical 800-by-1200 m sectors. Many have yet to be fully developed, as is the case of sector 62, which is earmarked for a future commercial City Centre. Its proximity to the PCA
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is located at Mohali, just outside the city of Chandigarh. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab team. Punjab's second international cricket stadium has been approved by BCCI in Bathinda, Punjab. The...

 Stadium, as well as unrivaled transportation links to Chandigarh make it a suitable choice. Mohali has also been divided into phases.

The recent Master Plan of Mohali has been recently extended up to 114 sectors.
  • The iconic PUDA Bhawan official headquarters of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
    Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
    The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority is a government agency in the Indian state of Punjab.It is a statutory body set up on 1 July 1995 under the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995, an enactment of the State Legislature of Punjab...

    http://puda.nic.in/, initiated by KBS Sidhu, an IAS
    Indian Administrative Service
    The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....

     officer, signifies the towering role of PUDA vis-a-vis Mohali. Now, PUDA's functions of planning and urban development have been transferred to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA); initially DC Mohali had been named as its Chief Administrator, but now a separate and full-time IAS officer has been so appointed.

Cricket stadium


In 1992, the Punjab Cricket Association
Punjab Cricket Association
Punjab Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Punjab state of India and the Punjab cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....

 (PCA) unveiled a plan to build a state-of-the-art facility complete with a separate practise ground - to be built in a swamp
Swamp
A swamp is a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a large number of hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp...

y area in Mohali . The PCA invested heavily in the ground, a swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...

, health club
Health club
A health club is a place which houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise.-Main workout area:...

, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 court, library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...

, restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

, and bar
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...

 and outdoor & indoor cricket practice nets were incorporated into the plans.

Most of the Punjab-based national cricketers train in Mohali, including Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008...

, Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh Plaha , commonly known as Harbhajan Singh, is an Indian cricketer. A specialist bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan....

, Dinesh Mongia
Dinesh Mongia
Dinesh Mongia is an Indian cricketer who has appeared in ODIs for India. Mongia is a heavy run-scorer in domestic cricket with just under 6850 runs at an average of just under 50 and his highest score being an unbeaten 308...

, Manpreet Gony
Manpreet Gony
Manpreet Singh Gony , whose real name is Manpreet Singh Grewal is an Indian cricketer from Punjab born in a Jatt Sikh family. He is a right-arm medium pace bowler.- Cricket :...

 and Punjab cricket team
Punjab cricket team
The Punjab cricket team is the official first-class cricket team that represents the Indian state of Punjab. They have qualified for three Ranji Trophy semi-finals in the last five seasons, and made it to the final in 2004–05 tournament, where they lost to Railways on first innings. They also play...

.

Corporate investment

While Mohali houses many state-local companies like PTL (Punjab Tractor Limited), ICI Paints, and the Godrej Group
Godrej Group
The Godrej Group is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, India. It was founded by Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Godrej in 1897, Lalbaug, Mumbai...

, its reputation as a home for large, multinational corporations is growing.

Infosys
Infosys
Infosys Limited, formerly Infosys Technologies Limited is a global technology services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is the second largest IT exporter in India with 133,560 employees as of March 2011. It has offices in 33 countries and development centers in India, China,...

, the well-known Indian IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 services major, had a development center in Mohali, which has now moved to Chandigarh Technology Park. Global tech giants like Dell, Quark
Quark, Inc.
Quark, Inc. is a privately owned software company best known for QuarkXPress. It is called Quark because the company's goal is to "create software that would be the platform for publishing", just as quarks are the basis for all matter.As of August 2011, Quark's offerings include:* QuarkXPress -...

, Philips
Philips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....

, Sebiz Infotech, SCL (Semiconductor Complex Limited), and PUNCOM have followed. Denver-based Quark, Inc. has created the $500M, 46 acres (186,155.6 m²) QuarkCity in Mohali, complete with a residential complex comprising 30% of the 'city'; the shopping, entertainment, medical, and educational district consume another 10%. It is expected to generate 25,000 direct, and 100,000 indirect jobs.

QuarkCity is a 51 acres (206,389.9 m²), multi-use development that includes a Special Economic Zone
Special Economic Zone
A Special Economic Zone is a geographical region that has economic and other laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country's typical or national laws...

 (SEZ). QuarkCity is located in the district of Mohali, Punjab, within the extended grid of Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...

’s modern city of Chandigarh, 265 km (164.7 mi) north of India’s capital city
Capital City
Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....

 of New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

.

District administration

The Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner (India)
The deputy commissioner or district magistrate or district collector or district magistrate and collector is the head of the revenue administration of an Indian district. The DC is required to be an Indian Administrative Service officer who is in charge of governmental assets in his district of...

, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....

, is the overall in-charge of the General Administration in the Districts of India

Places of interest

Places of tourist interest in this region include the following:
  • Sukhna Lake
    Sukhna Lake
    Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India is an artificial lake at the foothills of the Himalayas, the Shivalik hills. This 3 km² rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills. Originally the seasonal flow entered the lake directly...

    - Chandigarh
  • Rock Garden
    Rock Garden
    The Rock Garden or Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a Sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957. Today it is spread over an area of forty-acres , it is...

    - Chandigarh
  • Amb Sahib Gurdwara
    Gurdwara
    A Gurdwara , meaning the Gateway to the Guru, is the place of worship for Sikhs, the followers of Sikhism. A Gurdwara can be identified from a distance by tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib ....

    , Mohali
  • Nada Sahib
    Nada Sahib
    The Gurudwara Nada Sahib is situated in Panchkula on the bank of Ghaggar river in Sivalik foothills. It is a famous religious place of the Sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh - The tenth guru halted here while travelling from Paonta Sahib to Anandpur Sahib after the Battle of Bhangani in 1688.Nadu Shah Lubana...

     Gurdwara
    Gurdwara
    A Gurdwara , meaning the Gateway to the Guru, is the place of worship for Sikhs, the followers of Sikhism. A Gurdwara can be identified from a distance by tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib ....

    , Nada, Panchkula
  • Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
    Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
    The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is located at Mohali, just outside the city of Chandigarh. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab team. Punjab's second international cricket stadium has been approved by BCCI in Bathinda, Punjab. The...

  • Sector 17
    Sector 17
    Sector17 is the commercial center of Chandigarh, India having number of banks with their offices here. Sector 17 also has the ISBT of Chandigarh, it is a center for people of Chandigarh for their social gathering It is surrounded by Sec-22,Sec-16, Sec-18 and Sec-9.-Sector 17 market:Sector 17 market...

     shopping area Chandigarh
  • Main Market, Phase - 7 (Mohali)
  • Upcoming Mohali Junction - The A/C Bus stand, multiplexes, offices, Hotels and shopping mall (All under one roof)
  • Bhakra Nangal
    Nangal
    Nangal is a town 60 km from Rupnagar in the state of Punjab in northwest India. It sits at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills and is surrounded by beautiful hills, the Satluj River and canals. It is an important center for tourists.- Description :...

     Dam
    Dam
    A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

  • Anandpur Sahib
    Anandpur Sahib
    Anandpur Sahib is a city in Rupnagar district in the state of Punjab, India. Known as "the holy City of Bliss," it is a holy city of the Sikhs and is one of their most important sacred places, closely linked with their religious traditions and history...


Historical places

  • Gurudwara Amb Sahib, Phase - 8
  • Gurudwara Angitha Sahib, Phase - 8
  • Gurudwara Singh Sahidaan Gurudwara Singh Sahidaan - Sohana
    Sohana
    Sohana is a village located in Mohali District . Its population is about 20,000. It is located near the sector 71, mohali. Important places in the village are:1. Radha Soami Satsang Beas2. Sohana Hospital3. Gurdwara Gur Shabad Prakash...

  • Lalan Wala Peer - An Old Dargah, Phase - 1
  • Gurudwara Puddha Sahib Gurudwara Puddha Sahib - Zirakpur
    Zirakpur
    Zirakpur is a satellite town of Chandigarh located in the Mohali district of Punjab. It is set on the foothills of Aravali hills. Located on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway, it shares its border with Panchkula...

  • Gurudwara Nabha Sahib - Zirakpur
    Zirakpur
    Zirakpur is a satellite town of Chandigarh located in the Mohali district of Punjab. It is set on the foothills of Aravali hills. Located on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway, it shares its border with Panchkula...


Edducation

  • CMC (A TATA ENT.) Subsidiary Of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Near Phase 11 Mohali, Mohali

  • Shivalik Public School, Phase 6, Mohali

  • IISERM (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali), Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector-81, Phase-11, Mohali, Manauli-140306, Punjab.

  • IIPM
  • Army Institute Of Law Sector 68, adjacent AWHO
  • Mata Sahib Kaur College of Nursing, Chandigarh-Kharar Highway Balongi, Mohali (MSKCON)
  • Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology
    Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology
    Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology is an engineering college in Tangori, near Mohali, India.The college forms a part of the S.U.S. Group of Colleges.The college is approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi and is affiliated to Punjab Technical University,...

    , Tangori, Mohali
  • Chandigarh College of Education for Women (CCEW)
  • Chandigarh College of Engineering (CEC)
  • Chandigarh College of Pharmacy (CCP)
  • Chandigarh College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (CCHM)
  • Chandigarh Engineering College
    Chandigarh Engineering College
    The Chandigarh Engineering College is an engineering college located near Chandigarh, India.On 26 April 2004, the CEC received the ISO 9001:2000 certificate from the Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand....

     (CEC)
  • GGS College of Modern Technology
    GGS College of Modern Technology
    GGS COLLEGE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY, Kharar is an ISO 9001-2000 certified privately managed college imparting best technical education. GGSCMT is affiliated to the PTU, Jalandhar and is recognized by the All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi and the Govt. of Punjab. GGSCMT has pioneered...

  • National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
    National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
    The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, India was established by the Government of India to cater to the long-standing demand for setting up a dedicated nodal for quality higher education and advanced research in the pharmaceutical sciences...

    (NIPER)
  • SAS Institute of Information Technology and Research (SASIITR)
  • Gian Jyoti Institute of Management & Technology, Phase-2, Mohali
  • C-DAC, that is engaged in research on state-of-the-art topics including Telemedicine.
  • The British School Sector 70, Mohali. Affiliated with University of Cambridge International Examination Centre and C.B.S.E., Delhi
  • Sacred Souls' School is located at village Gharuan, dist. Mohali (15 km from mohali, Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway). The school is spread over an area of 18 acres. Its a co-educational, English medium school. The school provides A.C hostels for both boys and girls. The school imparts quality education through qualified and experienced teachers. Also Sports like cricket, football, hockey, volleyball, fencing, horse-riding, archery, table-tennis, badminton, etc. are played by the students to help in their overall development.

Medical facilities

The city has a number of specialty hospitals. Government dispensaries also are present in some sectors. One of the Dispensaries is located at the intersection of Chawla Lights (3B1)

Government Hospital Of Phase-6 is Oldest Hospital of Mohali.

The Fortis Hospital In Phase-8 Mohali Near PUDA Bhawan and Punjab Education Board Office.

24 hour Chemist option is available at Indus Hospital in Phase One & Phase 3B2.
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