Section 1 in Zoning Regulations within Development Plans
1. Introduction.
- The town of Karnal is situated on the National highway No. 1 (Delhi-Ambala-Amritsar G.T. Road) at a distance of about 123 Kms. from Delhi and 130 Kms. from Chandigarh. The town is well linked with other major towns of the State and that of the adjoining States by a good net-work of roads. Amritsar-Delhi main broadguage railway line also pass through the town making it easily accessible from other parts of the country.By and large, the surrounding area of the town is a flat alluvium plain with a gradual slope from north-west to south-east. The area is mostly free from flooding and the potable sub-soil water is available in abundance.The economy of the district is mostly agro-based and it is famous for good paddy crop. There are number of cold storages and rice shellers in and around the town. Lately the town has come on the industrial map of the State and a few important industries such as manufacture of agricultural implements, shoe-making, rubber tyres and tubes, chemicals, welding, electric rods manufacturing and rice husking etc. have been set up.The town is self sufficient in educational facilities. At present there are five degree colleges, one education (B.Ed.) College and an Industrial Training Institute. Other institutions of National importance are National Dairy Research Institute, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute and Sugar-cane Breeding Institute Regional Research Centre.The town is growing steadily both in population and size. Its population was 37,440, in 1941 and due to large scale migration of refugees at the time of partition of the country in 1947, it rose to 59,790 in 1951. The population was 72,109 in 1961 and in 1971 it rose to 92,784 giving a decennial increase of 28.7 per cent during the decade 1961-1971 as compared to 20.2 per cent during the previous decade.
