CITY SANITATION PLAN - Ministry of Urban Development

INTRODUCTION
CITY SANITATION PLAN BAREILLY
CHAPTER 02
CITY PROFILE
Bareilly pronunciation is a metro city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Standing on the Ramganga River, it is the capital of Rohilkhand Division and is a center for the
manufacture of furniture and for trade in cotton, grain, and sugar. This fast-growing city is also known as
Bans-Bareilly, due to its big bamboo market. Bareilly is also known as the counter-magnet city because it
is equidistant from New Delhi and Lucknow and has a lot of potential for setting up industries to attract
people to settle. It is one of the biggest city of Uttar Pradesh state. Historically it was the part of the
ancient kingdom of Panchal. In the Medieval period it was under the Rohillas. The modern city's
foundation was laid by Mukrand Rai in 1657.
The Bareilly city is located on the banks of river Ramganga, in the fertile indo-gangetic plain, and it is
also the head quarter of Rohilkhand division and Bareilly Commissionary. It is situated on NH 24 and 5
State and National Highways’ coverage on it. The adjoining districts are Nainital in north, Pilibhit in east,
Shahjahanpur in southeast and Budaun in south. It is the largest urban centre in western zone of Utter
Pradesh, outside the NCR and has been identified as the counter magnet city of the region in 1962.
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