Our city Beautiful "Nangal"
The town was named Nangal when it acquired the land of the villages of Nangal Nikku, Hambewal and Dubbeta. It gained in importance with the starting of construction of the Bhakra Dam on the Satluj River in November 1955. Now it is a flourishing township attracting tourists due to the mighty multi-purpose Bhakra Project which includes, apart from Bhakra Dam, the Nangal Dam, Nangal Hydel Channel, and the Ganguwal and Kotla Power Houses. There are different markets in it i.e. Jawahar Market, Main Market, Adda Market, GTB Market & Pahari Market.
Nangal is home to Late Captain Amol Kalia . He is the hero of Nangal who laid down his life fighting Pakistani intruders in Kargil in 1999. He was posthmously awarded shaurya chakra. Local school where he did his high school is named after him as Captain Amol Kalia Fertilizer Model School. A garden in Nangal Township is also named after Capt Amol Kalia, in honor of his gallantry. Nangal has number of schools namely BBMB DAV Public School, NFL senior secondary school, Capt Amol Kalia school, Govt Model School, Govt girls school,Shivalik Model Sr. Sec. School and some private schools as well.
The town is divided into two parts: Nangal Township and Naya Nangal Township. Nangal Township is blessed with great scenic beauty which is further enhanced by the fact that it is surrounded by water on three sides and foothills of shivaliks on the fourth side. Naya Nangal serves mainly as a fertilizer complex of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), a public sector undertaking of the Government of India, and from point of view of amenities, natural beauty and cleanliness. It is perhaps the best town in whole India. The Nangal Fertilizer and Heavy Water Factory located here started production in 1961 and was the single largest consumer of electricity from the Bhakra Power House till some years ago. The Heavy Water Plant was shut down later primarily due to national security considerations. Besides this there is a chemical factory named as Punjab Alkalies and Chemicals Limited, Naya Nangal. These two factories has given rise to some more small factories in their vicinity. Due to presence of NFL & PACL Nangal is proud to have biggest Truck and Tanker Unions in India.
There is a train run by BBMB which starts from Nangal Township and goes till Bhakhra dam. Primarily it is meant for the workers to go to dam but it is open for public use free of cost. Typically it has the pilgrims of 'Baba Balak Nath' shrine who chant the hymns and there is a separate ladies compartment.
