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Ankleshwar (sometimes written Ankaleshwar; ISO: Aṁkalēśvara) is a town and a municipality in the Bharuch district in the state of Gujarat, India. The city is located 14 kilometres from Bharuch.
Ankleshwar
Aṁkalēśvara Ankaleshwar | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Gujarat |
| District | Bharuch |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Bharuch Municipal Corporation |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Industry
editAnkleshwar Industrial Association (AIA) is the largest organisation of the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, where over 2000 industries are registered.[citation needed]
Ankleshwar is a hub of the chemical industry in India. One aggregation of plants, the Ankleshwar Industrial Estate, produces more than 5 percent of India's output of chemical products, including pharmaceuticals and dyes. Pollution is regulated by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, which charges the AIA with self-enforcement of its constituent organisations.[1]
Transport
editAnkleshwar is connected by Indian National Highway 8 (Mumbai to New Delhi) and by the Western Railway Division of Indian Railways. The railway division runs the broad gauge train services to Rajpipla. The 140-year-old (2021) Golden Bridge built in (1881) connects Ankleshwar to Bharuch across the Narmada on the station front while a new bridge connects the highway, the other bridge made by L&T on the highway is now ready to use.
Ankleshwar railway station is centrally located at the intersection of NH8 & Station Road.
Ankleshwar City Bus stand is located on Station Road (i.e. located in the City, the western section).
Development project of Ankleshwar Airport & City Bus are in pipe line in the last stage.
Notable people
editAnklesaria, a toponymic surname for Ankleshwar, is found among Parsis from India:
- Saniya Anklesaria, an Indian actress
- Shahnaz Aiyar (d. 2015), Indian writer, wife of Swaminathan Aiyar
References
edit- ^ Sarkar, Runa (2017). Business, institutions, environment. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-0-19-807544-8. Retrieved 5 February 2024.