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Bilaspur

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Bilaspur . 1 Former principality, Himachal Pradesh state, NW India, in the W Himalayas. It is the site of the Bhakra dam, a massive project on the Sutlej River. The town of Bilaspur (1991 pop. 10,609), formerly the capital, trades in agricultural products. 2 City (1991 pop. 229,615), Chhattisgarh state, central India. Founded in the 17th cent., the city is a district administrative center and an agricultural market. It is an important rail junction and manufactures wood products. Author not available, BILASPUR. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Raipur
...India, on the Kharun River. It is a district administrative center and an agricultural-processing and sawmilling town, situated on the Nagpur-Bilaspur Railway. It is the cite of Ravishankar Shukla Univ. (1964). Raipur was founded in the 14th cent. Read more

Himachal Pradesh
...Himachal Pradesh was formed as a union territory in 1948 by the merger of 30 former Punjabi princely states. The small state of Bilaspur was merged with it in 1954. In 1966 five more districts and parts of two others from Punjab were added to the territory. Himachal... Read more

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	Ray of hope ; A group of 10 doctors, in their mid-30s, left the metropolitan comforts of Delhi and came to Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh in 2000. What followed was a public healthcare network, Jan Swasthya Sahayog. ; ...there was a ray of hope when a group of 10 doctors, in their mid-30s, left the metropolitan comforts of Delhi and came to Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh in 2000. What followed was a public healthcare network, Jan Swasthya Sahayog, that has gradually come to cover... Read more
	Water Utilisation and Efficiency for Crop Production under Minor Irrigation Sources in Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh ; ...equipments used, water use efficiency of crops and to suggest policy measures for optimum use of ground water. Dabhra block of Bilaspur district has been selected purposively. From the list of water users/owner farmers of minor irrigation sources, 77 water users... Read more
	Institutional and non-institutional fish marketing: A case study in Himachal Pradesh ; ...Fisheries Co-operative Marketing and Supply Federation Ltd., Bilaspur', constituted in 1976 under the revised reservoir fishery policy...over to the contractors. Most of the catch was sold either at Bilaspur and Una fish markets in Himachal Pradesh or at Delhi market... Read more
	Risk Management in Aquaculture ; ...as risk mitigating strategies associated with aquaculture in Bilaspur and Mandi districts of Himachal Pradesh. Risks associated with...of study, extensive field study was conducted in Mandi and Bilaspur districts covering 14 fish farms. The study pertained to the... Read more
	Indian Parties Face Challenge by Hindus; Religious Revivalists Woo Alienated Voters ; ...satisfied." Although poor and remote, Bilaspur displays striking signs of India's new...Dreams of prosperity have arrived in Bilaspur. Residents echo a common theme. They...opportunistic. Advani, in an interview after the Bilaspur rally, said that while India's inflationary... Read more
	5 Bogies of Passenger Train Fall into River in India ; Five bogies of a passenger train express fell into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh of India this evening, official sources said. The five bogies were reportedly carrying 300 passengers. Heavy casualties are feared, yet no exact casualty figure is available at the moment. Read more
	world ROUND-UP: Pilgrims killed in stampede.(News) ; ...India. The devotees were attending a nine-day religious festival at the Naina Devi Temple in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh state, said Bilaspur deputy police chief C.P. Verma. Police said a railing on the path leading up the mountain collapsed... Read more
	Team of doctors to provide free medical aid in India ; ...02-27-2004 Merritt Island ophthalmologist Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal is leading a seven-member medical team drawn from the United States to Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, where the group will work to fill the medical needs of hundreds of locals. Spearheading the trip, and looking... Read more
	Land Transactions in Canal Irrigated Area: Some Field Level Realities ; ...examining the issues in the context of emerging land lease market with reference to canal irrigated area of Bilha block of Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. A total of 115 households were selected randomly using the survey method. The study revealed that... Read more
	Prospects of Dairying Enterprise: A Study of Lanjhta Village in Western Himalayas ; ...paper to study the cost and returns from dairying enterprise and the possibilities of increasing the productivity of milk in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. Lanjhta village of this district was purposively selected because it is one of the progressive... Read more

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