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Bhopal city is divided into two parts where one part which is near the VIP and lake is Old Bhopal (north) and the other, New Bhopal (south), where malls are mainly situated. List of pin codes from Bhopal is 462001 to 462050 which comes under Bhopal postal division (Bhopal Region). [48]
Qudsia Begum (ruler from 1819 to 1837) - In 1819, 18-year-old Qudsia Begum (also known as Gohar Begum) took over the reins after the assassination of her husband. She was the first female ruler of Bhopal. She declared that her 2-year old daughter Sikander will follow her as the ruler. None of the male family members dared to challenge her decision.
On the night of 2–3 December 1984, over 500,000 people in the vicinity of the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, in what is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. [3]
Bhopal State (pronounced [bʱoːpaːl] ⓘ) was founded by Maharaja of Parmar Rajputs.In the beginning of 18th-century, Bhopal State was converted into an Islamic principality, [8] [9] in the invasion of the Afghan Mughal noble Dost Muhammad Khan. [10]
[3] [4] [5] It is located in the Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of Bhopal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that consists of seven hills and over 750 rock shelters distributed over 10 km (6.2 mi). [2] [6] At least some of the shelters were inhabited more than 100,000 years ago. [2 ...
A Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal leaked around 32 tons of toxic gases, including methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas which led to the world's worst industrial disaster in history. In November 2000, as part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act , the southeastern portion of the state split off to form the new state of ...
On 30 April 1949, Sir Hamidullah Khan, the Nawab of Bhopal signed an Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India. The state of Bhopal was taken over by the Union Government on 1 June 1949, and was declared a " Part C " state.
Bhojtal, also known as Upper Lake, [1] is a large lake which lies on the western side of the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, India.It is a major source of drinking water for the residents of the city, serving around 40% of the residents with nearly 30 million imperial gallons (140,000 m 3) of water per day. [2]