Bahawalnagar District

Bahawalnagar District
District
Location of Bahawalnagar District (highlighted in red) within Punjab.
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Capital	Bahawalnagar
Government
• District Nazim	Mian Mumtaz Ahmad Matiana
• District Naib Nazim	Ahmed Zia Malik
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Bahawalnagar District (Urdu: ضلع بہاولنگر) is a district of Punjab province in Pakistan. The district is situated on the border, before the independence of Pakistan, Bahawal Nagar was a part of Bahawalpur state governed by the Nawab of Bahawalpur. The town of Bahawalnagar is the capital of the district.

History

The Nawab of Bahawalpur announced the affiliation with Pakistan because 85% of the population was Muslim. Later on, the whole state became part of the Punjab province.. The old name of Bahawalnagar was "Rojhan Waali". The people are very hospitable and friendly.

Administration

The District of Bahawalnagar is spread over an area of 8,878 square kilometres comprising five tehsils and 118 Union Councils:

Tehsil name	No of Unions
Bahawalnagar	31
Chishtian	29
Fort Abbas	16
Haroonabad	22
Minchanabad	20
Total	118

Tribes and clans

Bahawal Nagar is an old district and even before partition it was the biggest district areawise in South Asia. People living here are settled since ages with rich culture and heritage. Basically people are agriculturists and during Nawab Bahawalpur rule the irrigation system was one of the largest fed by River Sutluj. Main families(Clans) with various subtribes are Panwar, Paracha, Lodhi, Phularwan, Wattoo,Joyia, Sukhera, Laleka, Mohal,Rajput, Arain, Jatts, Chishtis,Sial,,Khakwanis,Cheema, Gorgani' and many other small clans. Most progressive are Wattoo, Shaikh, Arain, Rajpoot, Gorgani, Matyana, Mohal,Laleka and Guduke . Prominent and famous persons are; Sattar Laleka, Sardar Khan Gaduka, Rafiq Shah, Major Shah Zaman Haider Gorgani Sitara-e-Basalat, Ghulam Mohammad Shah, Mian Humayun Rehman Wattoo, Abdul Raziq Khan Khakwani, Nawab Shahzad Mian,,. The District Bahawal Nagar was called the 'land of princes' once upon a time, but nowadays, due to its politicians negligence and disinterested attitude, it is considered as a backward district of Punjab Province. The policiticans did not contribute in the development of this area.

Population and literacy rate

The population of Bahawalnagar, according to the 1998 Census of Pakistan, is 2,061,447 of which 18.80%. The sub-Campus of Islamia University is also located here. The literacy rate of Bahawalnagar is LESS THAN 25% and unemployment rate is much HIGHER THAN 25%.".

Presently the MBA, BBA, M.Com. B.Com. (Honors and IT), MA English, MA Education, MA Urdu, MA Islamiyat, MA Economics, MSc Psychology, MA Punjabi, M.Ed, B.Ed and much more programmes are provided by government owned institutions.

The Government College of Commerce Bahawalnagar offers M.Com, B.Com, D.Com, and CCA programmes . The college normally occupies positions in Top 10 positions in IUB and Punjab Board of Technical Exams. The Govt College of Commerce is enriched with experienced and devoted faculty.

Now many students are shifting to urban areas like Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad for higher education Like, ACCA, PIPFA (PAK), C.A, ACMA (PAK), CIMA- UK SPORTS Hadir studam is a good playfaild aria .matten shah as DSO good woork of sports .distt. bahawal nager good players basket ball,bedmintion,hocky,tabaltannis,football,produse every years.Prof.Dr.Muhammad Asghar Javed Chairman Sports Department And Drictor Sports Punjab University ,Mr Muhammad Javed Bajwa leacturer sports govt.college university lahore also belong to bahwalnager.Mr.Naved Bajwa Prisedent Distt.basket ball is good lover of sports .DCO aamer jan is promation of sports

PROBLEMS all people know that Bahawal Nagar District belongs to Bahawal Pur State affiliated with Pakistan on October 7, 1947 despite of option, it was a rich area as Bahawal Pur State donated the Buildings of KE Medical University, Lahore (Old building) and Punjab University Old Campus and much more to the Government of Pakistan at the time of partitioning. But nowadays this district is in miserable condition. Anyhow, following problems along with their solutions are recommended.[by whom?]

1.The region's problems can be overcome by establishing new agro-based industries in the city to alleviate the problem of unemployment, moreover the Government of Pakistand/Punjab should also announce tax rebates and tax holidays for at least 12 years for new industrial units for this area, if Government is sincere to reduce poverty level from this city. 2.Another problem is drinking water. The drinking water available in this area not meet health standards and that is why the most growing disease of the district is TB. Large purification plant with proper maintenance system is immediately required. 3.The roads leading to the district Bahawalnagar are very rough. Students of the city are very intelligent. The need of the day is to provide good transport and roads facility to the district of Punjab which is the largest district of Punjab by area. 4.The health facilities are of very poor quality. The people have to travel to Bahwalpur, Multan, Lahore or Sahiwal cities for even minor operations to seek expert services. The Government should build and properly operate state of the art hospital for this poor area. Hospitals like Mayo Lahore, Jinnah Lahore, Sheikh Zayad Lahore, Sir Ganga Ram Lahore, only one hospital with facilities of stated these Lahore hospital can reduce about 70% health problems.

Industry

Main Towns: Mecload Gunj ,Ratteka, shah kram ,Neza Jodheka, 240khokran wali, Kharajpura, Donga Bonga, Takhat Mehal, Mandi Sadiq Gunj, Mandi Gorgan, Faqirwali, Madrisa, Dahranwala, Yateemwala, Maroot, Qaziwala and Bukhshan Khan, Bala Arain, Fateh Kot, Maharwali , Jenjeranwali, Togera Sharif and madina town, Korian Wali Village. Main Crops: Sugarcane, Cotton, Wheat, Rice, Tobacco and Mustard Seed Main Fruits: Citrus, Guavas, Mangoes and Dates Main Vegetables: Cauliflower, Onion, Turnip, Carrot, Potatoes and Tomatoes Forest (Area in Acres: 24,195 Major Industries: Rice Mills In The Bahwalnagar New fm Channel Super fm90.

Climate and vegetation

Bahawalnagar has a very very hot and very dry climate in summer. The maximum temperature touches 57 °C. The climate in winter is very dry and hot. The minimum temperature recorded was 11 °C. Wind and storms are quite uncommon during the summer. The average annual rainfall in the district is just below 99;mm. The district may be divided into three parts. These are the riverain area, the canal irrigated plain and the desert area. The riverain area of the district lies close to the Satluj river which flows in the North-West along its border with Okara, Pakpattan, Sahiwal and Vehari districts. The land in this area is irrigated by non-perennial canals. During the summer monsoons, the area is generally in-undated by the river water. The canal irrigated area is a plain which has been brought under cultivation by the canals. The main canal which is Sadqia canal irrigate almost all the tehsils except Chishtian. This canal travels in round with the border of Pakistan and India. The desert area of the district is called the Cholistan. The surface of this desert consists of a succession of sand dunes, rising in places to a height of 150 metres. It is covered with the vegetation peculiar to the sandy tracts.

Bahawalnagar is one of the hottest areas in the country. Typically the temperature reaches 50 °C (122 °F) in the summer.

SPORTS hadir studam is a good playfaild aria .matten shah as DSO good woork of sports .distt. bahawal nager good players basket ball,bedmintion,hocky,tabaltannis,football,produse every years.Prof.Dr.Muhammad Asghar Javed Chairman Sports Department And Drictor Sports Punjab University ,Mr Muhammad Javed Bajwa leacturer sports govt.college university lahore also belong to bahwalnager.Mr.Naved Bajwa Prisedent Distt.basket ball is good lover of sports .DCO aamer jan is promation of sports. Abdullah Abbas Paracha, A Professional Engineer [Working in Mobilink] also belongs to Bahwalnagar Distt. http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?id=42532983&trk=hb_tab_pro_top

References

Maximum temperature recorded is 57 Celsius and Minimum temperature recorded in Bahawalnagar is 11°C. Its summers are very long and excessively hot starting from 1 March and lasting to 31 October. However winters are very short and very warm average high temperature in January coldest month is 26 celsius.