Wednesday 13 June 2012

The City of Steels- Tatanagar

Jamshedpur is located in the East Singhbhum District of Jharkhand. Antecedently, it was under the town of Sakchi, which was then re-named as Jamshedpur in the year 1919. As the town is home to a large steel industry, Jamshedpur is also known as ‘Steel City’. Since it was founded by the late Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata, it is also called Tata Nagar.File:Tatanagar Jubilee Park.jpg

Jamshedpur is a well formed industrial city, enclosed by the Dalma Hills and the rivers Kharkai and Subarnarekha. It is also home to the Tata Football Academy (TFA), which was began in 1987 by the Tatas to find and train new talent in football. Jamshedpur is also famous for the Tata Archery Academy. Jamshedpur won the 2004 Global Compact City award by the United Nations for being 
ne of the better and fast developing places in the globe.http://santoshojha.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/jamshedpur.jpg

Main attractions in Jamshedpur are the Dalma Hills, Tata Steel Zoological Park, Pardih Kali Mandir and Hudco Lake. There is a zoo very near to the Jubilee Park. It is famous for its Safari Park, which gives travelers a closer view of wild animals. Yearly flower show is organized in December at Sir Dorabji Tata Park, which is also sited by many visitors and locals likewise.

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