Ankleshwar
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Ankleshwar
Ankaleshwar | |
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City | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Bharuch |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
Ankleshwar(sometimes writtenAnkaleshwar) is a city and amunicipalityinthe Bharuch districtin the state ofGujarat,India. The city is located 14 kilometres fromBharuch.
Industry
[edit]Ankleshwar Industrial Association (AIA) is the largest organisation of theGujarat Industrial Development Corporation,where over 2000 industries are registered.[citation needed]
Ankleshwar is a hub of the chemical industry in India. One aggregation of plants, the Ankleshwar Industrial Estate, produces more than 5 percent of India's output of chemical products, including pharmaceuticals and dyes. Pollution is regulated by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, which charges the AIA with self-enforcement of its constituent organisations.[1]
Transport
[edit]Ankleshwar is connected byIndian National Highway 8(MumbaitoNew Delhi) and by the Western Railway Division ofIndian Railways.The railway division runs thebroad gaugetrain services toRajpipla.The 140-year-old (2021)Golden Bridgebuilt in (1881) connects Ankleshwar to Bharuch across theNarmadaon the station front while a new bridge connects the highway, the other bridge made by L&T on the highway is now ready to use.
Ankleshwar railway stationis centrally located at the intersection of NH8 & Station Road.
Ankleshwar City Bus stand is located on Station Road (i.e. located in the City, the western section).
Development project ofAnkleshwar Airport& City Bus are in pipe line in the last stage.
Notable people
[edit]Anklesaria, a toponymic surname for Ankleshwar, is found amongParsisfrom India:
- Saniya Anklesaria,an Indian actress
- Shahnaz Aiyar (d. 2015), Indian writer, wife ofSwaminathan Aiyar
References
[edit]- ^Sarkar, Runa (2017).Business, institutions, environment.New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 85–86.ISBN978-0-19-807544-8.Retrieved5 February2024.