Fazilka

160 year old historical town Fazilka popularly also know as Bangla is located in southwestern Punjab (INDIA), about 325 kms west of Chandigarh, and 200 km south of Amritsar. Fazilka is on India -Pakistan border. It is well connected by rail and road with major cities of India. The attraction of Fazilka is its living environment. Fazilka city is one of the rice growing and cotton rich belt of the Punjab ,there are many rice factories in the city. The city is famous for good quality of rice. it is one of the main city which exports rice. Fazilka is also a main exporter of wool and hand made famous Punjabi Jutti and exclusive sweets of the city "Tosha" is famous worldwide.

Diverting the Sutlej water in Punjab to the Thar desert has affected the residents of Fazilka, a small town near the Radcliff line. This has been done to undoubtedly win over vote banks. The town situated along the banks of the freshwater horseshoe lake Badha has been receiving snow water as recharge from Sutlej. But the diversion has made the lake fluoride-ridden, with an increase in the total dissolved solids in groundwater. Birds from Siberia would come to this lake earlier. Once a breeding ground for fish, today the place is dry. We see encroachments on the riverbanks and the mafia sell the sand under the riverbed. And with the Sutlej truncated at Suleimanki Head Works by the Water Commission of the government of India, there’s little hope for the people of Fazilka. Maybe a channel routed from the Bhakra main canal to the existing network of channels in South Punjab can fill the Badha lake with water every season.

General Information

Location
Latitude: 20.25N Longitude: 74.04E
South West side of the Punjab almost 11 KM from International Indo-Pak border

Distt: Ferozepur

State: Punjab

PIN Code: 152123

STD Code: 0163

Weather
Winter (December 21) : 2oC (minimum)

Summer (May 21) : 45oC (maximum)

Rainfall : 15 cm (Annual)

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