Ghaziabad is a planned industrial city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is 19 km east of Delhi and 46 km southwest of Meerut. The city gets its name from the founder Ghazi-ud-din, who called it Ghaziuddinnagar after himself. Later the name was shortened to Ghaziabad. It is a large industrial city well-connected by roads and railways. The city of Ghaziabad is developing quite rapidly. It was even featured in Newsweek international listed in the top 10 most dynamic cities of the world during the year 2006.
Ghaziabad’s economy is developing also with a new industry sector of Hi-Tech Plants which feature big name companies such as Crophealth Products Pvt. Ltd. and the company named Hind Biochem who will bring about a new industrious dimension.
What makes Ghaziabad so popular:-
- Crawford Market:- One of Ghaziabad’s most famous markets is the Crawford Market. Located near the CST station Crawford Market stands with elegance and beauty. It’s gothic structure is over 138 years old and is a much of Ghaziabad’s history as any other historic site. Crawford Market is considered as a jewel of Ghaziabad. Crawford market is an excellent place to stroll around purchase needed items, trinkets as souveniers, crafts, and just about anything else.
- Connectivity:- You can reach the city of Ghaziabad by rail, road, and air. The city of Ghaziabad is connected to all parts of the country via the Northern Railway line. Metro Trains are also running through the city of Ghaziabad extending it’s range from Anand Vihar all the way to Indirapuram.
The roads are expanding and there are bus terminals that make it easy to reach Ghaziabad and maneuver throughout the city. The buses service and transport at Mohan Nagar, Lohia Nagar, Vasundhara, and all the way to Meerut Road where the UPSRTC transportation serves cities throughout the state.
Air is the third way you can reach the city of Ghaziabad. The nearest airport in ghaziabad is the Delhi Airport. You can also use the Indira Gandhi International airport but it is roughly 45km away to reach Ghaziabad.
- Health Facility:- Ghaziabad is well riched with the sufficient and modern medical facilities. There are 6 Allopathic, 34 Ayurvedic, 1 Unani, 30 Homeopathic, 48 P.H.C., 11 C.H.C., 19 Family & Mother Infant Centre and 341 Family & Mother Infant Sub-Centre hospitals. Some of the big hospitals are MMG Hospital, Yashoda Hospital, Sarvodaya Hospital and Research Center and Narinder Mohan Hospitals.
- Education Facility:- The great city of Ghaziabad has a vast amount of resources that can lead to not only an higher education but a better way of life also. Ghaziabad has an excellent educational system available for students to pursue whatever they choose to in life. Ghaziabad also has quite a large amount of private and government colleges. There are 2463 Jr. Basic School, 736 Sr. Basic Schools, 193 Higher Sec. Schools, 11 Degree Colleges, 4 I.T.I, 1 Polytechnic, 4 Kendriya Vidhyalay and 1 Navodaya School.