Bagh e Mehtab
Baghi Mehtab | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
| Founded by | Mehtab Begum |
| Government | |
| • Type | India |
| • Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal Code | 190019 |
Baghe Mehtab is located in Srinagar[1] Jammu and Kashmir, India, 7 km away from city centre, Lal Chowk. [2] [3]
The area is primarily a residential area with a government housing colony and private colony.
The population is majorly (99%) Kashmiri Muslim. The area is located on the banks of the river ' Dhood Ganga ' (literally 'the Ganges of milk'). The locality comes on the Charari Sharief - Yusmarg highway. It was named after Mehtab Begum, who migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947.
The area was initially an orchard with plum trees planted across the whole area, before its allotment as a residential settlement area for building Government colony in the late 1980s. The neighbourhood hosts its own public parks, residential quarters, a Jama Masjid, Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch and India Post facility.
References
- ^ Srinagar
- ^ Gazi, Marouf. Awaiting tragedy? Bagh-e-Mehtab to Rawalpora Bridge a ‘deathtrap’ for commuters https://freepresskashmir.com/2017/12/28/awaiting-tragedy-bagh-e-mehtab-to-rawalpora-bridge-a-deathtrap-for-commuters/ Free Press Kashmir Retrieved October 28 2018
- ^ News Desk. Municipal Polls: Clashes in Bagh-e-Mehtab, Machoo area of Srinagar https://freepresskashmir.com/2018/10/08/municipal-polls-clashes-in-bagh-e-mehtab-machoo-area-of-srinagar/ Free Press Kashmir Retrieved October 28 2018