Baramulla

Tehsil Baramulla, District Baramulla, Jammu Kashmir, Bharat.

Baramulla is a gorgeous city in the Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Baramull district. Its breathtaking natural beauty has been a constant source of inspiration for a number of religious priests and eminent scholars. The geographical terrain rivals that of New Zealand and many parts of Alaska. Baramulla is the third largest city of Jammu & Kashmir state (2001 census) after Srinagar (894940 souls), Jammu (369959 souls)and Anantnag (72204 souls). Baramulla is famous for natural cool breezes in summer and with the result the city witnesses a cooler temperature than rest of the valley which has been considered better for health and free from atmospheric pollution. The city witnesses large migration of public from the surrounding areas and settle down in the town for peaceful atmosphere and also for the multi religious population.The old town is connected by five bridges with the new town and five more bridges are in the pipe line.The commonly used language is kashmiri folowed by Urdu and English. The percentage of Muslims in the city is 96.5 and rest 03.5% is being shared by Hindus, sikhs, Christans and Buddhism.The Baramulla Muncipal Council looks after the civic activities of the city.

Baramulla City has been founded by Raja Bhimsina in 2306 B.C. It is of the ancient towns and has acted as lifeline and gateway to the Kasmir Valley in pre-partioned India.The name is derived from two Sanskrit words Varaha (Boar) and Mula (Original/Source).in ancient times Kashmir was a lake and nind resh became a Boar and drained it by making a breach with a molar near sheeri, Baramulla also known as danakhan moud because he was in love with a fairy and that fairy told him to drain out all the water from the valley then and only she will marry him. The town is located on the banks of river Jehlum at the highest point of the river. In fact, the river forms a delta just in the outskirts of the town. The town is strikingly scenic because of open view of valley on the east and tall mountains on the west.

Varrah was an engineer who lived in Baramulla during ancient times.[citation needed] The story goes that he was first to assess that Baraulla is the highest point for River Jehlum. By his calculations he could make out that if silt is dug out or the river path in vicinity of town it could be a major step towards solution of flood problems in the valley. The task was massive and he realized it could not be done that easily. A brilliant idea, quite norm to his personality, struck him and he threw gold coins into the river in front of a large gathering in the town.[citation needed] This prompted people to dig out silt from river in search of gold coins. It is said that this was a major step towards solving the flood problems in Kashmir. So much so that even in modern times (1970s/80s) the same strategy was applied and a digging machine was implanted on river Jehlum in Baramulla.

Baramulla town to turn into a city as GREATER BARAMULLA. AND A TOURIST HUB. The Asian Development funding is at the back of city as the developmental activities on a large scale in the city is going to start from the month of September 2010. The multi-crore “Greater Baramulla” plan has to cater most civic requirements.

The authorities have identified Shilpathri Mandir as pilgrimage cum heritage tourist destination. Restoration will be carried on Hazrat Janbaz Wali shrine, Ziyarat Nabi Sahib, Ziyarat Dastgeer sahib, Ziyarat Sharief Jalal Sahib and Mir Sahib old town Baramulla. Bohro Mandir and Veervah Mandir will also be included for renovation and upgradation purpose. Besides, Chattipadshai Gurduwara, some other heritage buildings and monuments in Ushkara town will also be renovated on modern lines.

According to the plan, guest houses of international standards will come up at various places for tourists and dignitaries. The other development works include: construction of indoor sports complex and sports stadium, construction of youth hostel and club house, proposed extension of railway line from Baramulla to Kupwara and Baramulla to Uri, construction of single roof mini secretariat on either side of DC’s office Baramulla, upgradation of existing hospitals on modern lines, street lighting and upgradiation of existing electricity infrastructure, provision of underground cables with ducts in the congested areas of the town.

Besides, the town will get one more campus each for boys and women degree colleges, the existing fruit mandi will be expanded, hotels will be constructed for accommodation of traders, laborers and drivers, cold storage complex will be constructed for fruit growers and modern shopping complexes will come up in the hotels.

With the execution of the project, the water problems of the town are likely to end with the proposed water lifting scheme of 140 litres per head for next 25 years. The scheme will come up at Batopatheri Phase 2 for Baramulla town (Gravity Scheme) with following components: rapid sand filtration plant; service reservoirs as per requirement; supply mains; distribution pipe network; pipe gallery; deep tube wells and raising mains.

In view of the insufficient infrastructure for solid waste management and improper drainage system due to which river Jhelum has been polluted and the town has emerged as the most polluted town, the plan proposes modern types of drainage and sewerage system for the entire town.

With the comprehensive “Greater Baramulla” plan on anvil, this north Kashmir town is in for a real infrastructure boom in coming years. The project is fully funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is undertaken by Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) under the Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment Programme (JKUSDIP). The mega project is likely to be kicked off in September this year and will cost whopping Rs 250 crores.Two Fly-overs from Saint Joseph's Complex to Khanpora and second from City Chowk (main chowk) to Azad Gunj in Old town will be cconstructed. The four lane national highway from Chunnad(Delina) to Sheri is on cards. A ring road connecting Delina, Kanispora, Jahuma, Ladora, Chakla, Janbazpora, Binner, Old Town, Drangbal, Khadnayar, Fatehgarh will be constructed. The Municipal Counsel limits will be expanded upto Chunnad(Delina) and Ladoora in the east and Khadnayar, Fatehgarh and Sheeri in the west raising the population of the city to 6.00 lacs in 2010. Other important constructions like bus stands in the east and the west, Sumo stands and Truck Terminals are also on anvil. Already the North Campus of University Of Kashmir has started its functioning with an engineering college at Delina Campus. A Medical College under NRHM program is in the pipeline at New District Hospital Complex Kanth Bagh Baramulla.Education

Baramulla has one of the best schools in J&K - St. Joseph's school Baramulla which is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar and is administered by its Education Society (Reg. No. 1601-S of 1989) under the provisions of article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution; for Christians and all others without any distinction of caste, creed or colour.[2] St. Joseph's School is one of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir valley. The school is the premier institute of not only Baramulla town but the whole area of North Kashmir. Established in 1901, it has provided top quality education to the people of the area. Having celebrated more than ten decades of imparting quality education. Now it has been more than a century since its establishment and it recently got upgraded to the status of a higher secondary school. The new block cost nearly 6 crore rupees. It alumni includes the slain afgan president najeebullah, actress Preity Zinta, Known Theatre Actor Masarrat Ahmad, Neonatologist Rahul Kachroo and the senior bureaucrats and politicians of north Kashmir.

The school has started online education. This school is the first in the Kashmir valley to start online education which will contribute a lot in giving quality education. The school also has a plan to upgrade to the professional college which shall start with journalism, Business Administration and Computer Science. St Joseph's school Baramulla has produced thousands of professional who are working all around the world. The other famous schools of the City are Baramulla Public School(BPS), Delhi Public School (DPS), Guru Nanak school, Budding Bloom, Beacon House etc. Baramulla is being considered as an educational hub as the students from all over the district are receiving education from the educational institutions of the City.

Baramulla is also blessed with one of the best colleges of the state under the name of Govt. Degree College for Boys Baramulla. It has well equipped labs, computer browsing centres and libraries. Baramulla Degree College has also the privilege of subject of Mass Communication-the only one in north India. The Literacy rate is increasing per day. Here the Govt. Degree College is taking various initiatives to increase the rate of literacy in Baramulla District. Government Degree College for women Baramulla is one of the premier institutions catering all needs for the empowerment of women. In addition to it there is more than a dozen B.ED colleges in the City. The District Veterinary Hospital Baramulla is having all the ultra modern facilities like X-Ray Plants and Ultra sonography equipments for the diagnosis of the animal patients. This hospital is also nourished by multi-crore Liquid Nitrogen Plant which produces liquid Nitrogen from the atmosphere and is responsible for the storage of semen at -196 degree Celcius.