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HARYANA & PUNJAB

Haryana and Punjab cover the vast plains that stretch between the River
Indus and the Gangetic belt. Fertile soil and the improved agricultural
techniques of the 1960s Green Revolution (see p66) have made this region
the granary of India, producing more than half the wheat, rice and millet
grown in the country. Industrial development followed the success of the
Green Revolution, and the two states now also have flourishing dairy and wool-
based industries. Most visitors pass only briefly through Haryana and Punjab,
usually on their way to Himachal Pradesh, taking in en route the states’ two best-known
attractions: Chandigarh, the planned city built by the celebrated architect Le Corbusier, •
and the shared capital of Haryana and Punjab, and the Golden Temple at Amritsar,
the holiest shrine of the Sikhs. For those who care to explore further, there are the
for mer princely states of Patiala and Kapurthala, with their distinctive architecture,
and the holy dargahs at Panipat and Sirhind. Above all, the warmth and hospitality
of the people is this area’s special attraction.

Sights at a Glance
0 kilometres 100 Towns & Cities
•
Chamba
NH1A
0 miles 50 1 Surajkund
Pathankot • 2 Panipat
3 Chandigarh
NH20
4 Patiala
NH 15 NH1A 5 Sirhind
7 Kapurthala
Lahore • NH70 Temples & Holy Places
6 Anandpur Sahib
•
PAKISTAN Jalandhar 8 Amritsar
NH71 Sutlej
• Firozpur Ludhiana NH21
NH95 •
NH95
• Uttarkashi
NH1
NH72 Mussoorie
NH64 • •
Ambala
• • Bathinda Dehra Dun •
Abohar NH73
Kurukshetra • • Pipli Saharanpur
NH71 NH65 Yamuna • • Haridwar
NH15 Hanumangarh • Karnal •
NH10
•
Sirsa
•
• Jind Muzaffarnagar
• Hisar NH71A
Rohtak
• NH58 Moradabad
NH65 NH24 •
NH71 Delhi
•
•
Gurugram
NH93
Key NH2
National highway NH8 • Hodal Aligarh
Major road •
Major railway NH91
• Alwar Mathura
International border •
State border
The Golden Temple at sunset, Amritsar For keys to symbols see back flap
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