Jamshedpur
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Jamshedpur (जमशेदपुर) or Tatanagar (टाटानगर) is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and first planned industrial city in India.[1] It is the headquarters of the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
Variants
Tatanagar (टाटानगर)
Founder
It was founded by Jamsetji Tata, founder of Tata Groups in the 1900s, and was named after him.[2] It was established in 1919. In 1919 Lord Chelmsford named the city,[3] which was originally Sakchi, to Jamshedpur in honour of its founder, Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata.
History
The prospectors C. M. Weld, Dorabji Tata and Shapurji Saklatvala took nearly three years in a painstaking search across vast stretches of inhospitable terrain to find a location. One day they came across Sakchi (present-day a business district), on the densely forested stretches of the Chota Nagpur plateau, near the confluence of the Subarnarekha and Kharkai Rivers. It seemed to be the ideal choice and the place was selected.[4]
In 1908 the construction of the plant as well as the city officially began.[5] The first steel ingot was rolled on 16 February 1912. It was a momentous day in the history of industrial India.[6]
Jamsetji's plan for the city was clear. He envisioned far more than a mere row of workers' hutments. He insisted upon building all the comforts and conveniences a city could provide. As a result, many areas in the city are well planned and there are public leisure places such as the Jubilee Park. While building the city, Jamsetji Tata had said:
"Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick-growing variety. Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens; reserve large areas for football, hockey and parks; earmark areas for Hindu temples, Muslim mosques and Christian churches." ----— Jamsetji Tata
Messrs Julin Kennedy Sahlin from Pittsburgh prepared the first layout of the town of Jamshedpur.[7] Jamshedpur is a million-plus city with three municipal corporations i.e.
In 1945 Tata Motors was setup here. It is now second largest industry in Jamshedpur.
जमशेदपुर
जमशेदपुर जिसका दूसरा नाम टाटानगर भी है, भारत के झारखंड राज्य का एक शहर है। यह झारखंड के दक्षिणी हिस्से में स्थित पूर्वी सिंहभूम जिले का हिस्सा है। जमशेदपुर की स्थापना को पारसी व्यवसायी जमशेदजी नौशरवान जी टाटा के नाम से जोड़ा जाता है। 1907 में टाटा आयरन ऐंड स्टील कंपनी (टिस्को) की स्थापना से इस शहर की बुनियाद पड़ी। इससे पहले यह साकची नामक एक आदिवासी गाँव हुआ करता था। यहाँ की मिट्टी काली होने के कारण यहाँ पहला रेलवे-स्टेशन कालीमाटी के नाम से बना जिसे बाद में बदलकर टाटानगर कर दिया गया। खनिज पदार्थों की प्रचुर मात्रा में उपलब्धता और खड़कई तथा सुवर्णरेखा नदी के आसानी से उपलब्ध पानी, तथा कोलकाता से नजदीकी के कारण यहाँ आज के आधुनिक शहर का पहला बीज बोया गया। जमशेदपुर आज भारत के सबसे प्रगतिशील औद्योगिक नगरों में से एक है। टाटा घराने की कई कंपनियों के उत्पादन इकाई जैसे टिस्को, टाटा मोटर्स, टिस्कॉन, टिन्पलेट, टिमकन, ट्यूब डिवीजन, इत्यादि यहाँ कार्यरत है।
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References
- ↑ Chatterjee, Arup (23 February 2019). "Jamshedpur: The city of steel". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.
- ↑ https://www.tata.com/newsroom/100-years-jamshedpur-2-history-heritage
- ↑ Dutta, Maya (1977). Jamshedpur: the growth of the city and its regions. Asiatic Society.
- ↑ "Sakchi- an end to the search of Iron-ore in Steel making process". Tatasteel100.com. 27 February 1908.
- ↑ "Sakchi- an end to the search of Iron-ore in Steel making process". Tatasteel100.com. 27 February 1908.
- ↑ http://www.tatasteel100.com/heritage/history/history07.asp
- ↑ http://tripsguru.com/places/Jamshedpur/moredetails.html