Zero Mile Stone (Nagpur)
Zero Mile
Zero Mile Stone शून्य मैलाचा दगड | |
|---|---|
Landmark | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Zero Mile Stone (Marathi: शून्य मैलाचा दगड) is a monument locating the geographical centre of colonial India in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra.[1] The Zero Mile Stone was erected by the British who used this point to measure all the distances.[2] The Zero Mile Stone consists of four horses and a pillar made up of sandstone. In 2008, The Times of India undertook to maintain the monument for the next 5 years.[3]
It is located on the south east of Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur.
The British rulers considered Nagpur to be the centre of India and hence identified this point and constructed the Zero Mile Stone. Earlier India was divided into provinces and Nagpur was the capital of CP & Berar Province. Later when states were created, Nagpur was incorporated into Maharashtra, and as Nagpur had been the capital of CP & Berar, even though it was geographically shifted to Maharashtra, the status of second capital was granted to Nagpur.
The following table gives the exact distances by road of India's major cities from Zero Mile in Nagpur[4]
| City | Distance in Kilometers |
|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | 851 |
| Bangalore | 1062 |
| Chennai | 1117 |
| Delhi | 1029 |
| Hyderabad | 493 |
| Kolkata | 1118 |
| Mumbai | 798 |
| Pune | 734 |
| Chandrapur | 154 |
| Yavatmal | 144 |
References
- ^ "Zero Mile".
- ^ G. V. Joshi (25 August 2001). "Zero miles stone". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ "Zero miles stone". The Times of India. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
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