Narmada Nagar
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Narmada Nagar (नर्मदा नगर) is a village in Punasa Tehsil in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated near Indira Sagar Dam on Narmada River.
Variants
Author's Visit
Author (Laxman Burdak) visited it on 03.04.1995, 28.06.1995,26.09.1995, 20.02.1996, 21.02.1996, 21.03.1996, 22.03.1996, 13.12.1996.
Location
Narmada Nagar is located 49 km north of District headquarters Khandwa. 14 km from Punasa. 179 km from State capital Bhopal. Jamkota (4 km), Pipalkota (5 km), Gulgaon Rayat (6 km), Purni (7 km), and Anjaniya Kala (8 km) are the nearby villages to Narmada Nagar. Narmada Nagar is surrounded by Baladi Tehsil towards the east, Harsud Tehsil towards the east, Khirkiya Tehsil towards the east, and Khandwa Tehsil towards the south.
Origin
The founder
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Asi (असि) (Jat clan) → Asinder = Narmada Nagar. Narmada Nagar is a small town, established in around 1985, by Narmada Valley Development Authority and afterwards by Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation. It was earlier known as Asinder, after the king of Punasa, a neighboring town.
History
Narmada Nagar is a small town, established in around 1985, by Narmada Valley Development Authority and afterwards by Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation. It was earlier known as Asinder, after the king of Punasa, a neighboring town. It has a Panchayat which falls under Mandhata Constituency. Narmada Nagar is famous for the Indira Sagar Dam, whose reservoir is amongst Asia's largest. The dam is also a major site of tourist attraction, as every monsoon a lot of people visit Narmada Nagar, to catch a glimpse of the spillway water. Because of the dam being a popular landmark, Narmada Nagar is often referred to as "Punasa Dam".