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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Parks of City

D.C Garden
Its area is 81 canals and 3 marlas. Divisional Public School and Wild Life Park was also the part of DC Garden. Although it is administrative and residential area but it has natural greenery same like past. D.G.Khan administration has made the D.G.Khan officers club, where the officers use to play games like squash, badminton, and tennis. It has the beautiful building in this area. Govt. employees, advocates, politicians, journalists ,and the local people are also the member of this club.

Company Bagh
This is called the second garden of the city. East Indian Company made the company bagh in every district. This is known as company bagh. Its area is 162 canals and 12 Marlas. In 1948 a friends club was made in this area. Company bagh is used to play Football, Hockey, Volley Ball, Badminton, Table Tennis and for other games.

Ghazi Park
This is the one of the beautiful parks of the city. This is also known as Behari Park. It is only one park of the city where the entrance is not with out ticket. Exhibition has arranged in one time in the year since 1999. the time of this exhibition is February to March.



Taunsa Barrage
Taunsa Barrage is situated in the northern side of the city D.G.Khan at the distance of 60 km. It is worth seeing place. It is also a good picnic point. Many school trips and families use to go for recreation.

The River Bank of River Indus
The western bank of the river Indus is a peaceful picnic point for the peoples of D.G.Khan. From here the view of the river is looks like most beautiful. It is also known as the name of GHAZI GHAT. Ghazi Ghat welcomes the people of upper Punjab before entering in the city D.G.Khan.

Zoo
D. G. Khan has also a Zoo that recently developed by the great efforts of Mr.Abdul Aleem Shah Ex MPA Dera Ghazi Khan City like Lahore Zoo. It is the good place for recreation. It has many types of animals and birds. its entrance is with ticket on Cash. It is known as wild life park Dera Ghazi Khan. It is controlled by the Department Deputy Warden.

Other Places

Sangam Chowk

On the south tip of the city there is a chowk named Sangam Chowk because it is said that Dera Ghazi Khan city is at the centre of Pakistan and Sangam Chowk is named so as from this Chowk you can take to any provincial capital road in Pakistan.

Shopping Centres
The following shopping Markets/Centres are situated in City D.G.Khan:
Grain market of district D.G.Khan is well renewed in the south Punjab. Most of the farmer and traders of the region are affiliated with the grain market. Wheat, Cotton, and Rice are the major

crops of the area
Rani Bazar is another business center situated in city D.G.Khan. All kinds of jewelry and beautiful dresses of ladies are available in this market. Mostly ladies purchase their needy articles from this market.
Cloth Market is another business centre of the city and situated in Saddar Bazar near Committee Gollai.
Electronic Market falls within the middest of the city i.e round the Gollai Committee.
Medicine Markets is situated near Civil Hospital D.G.Khan. All kind of medicine are available from the market.
Vegetable and Fruit Market is situated within the area near the Faridi Bazar. A huge quantity of Apples, Khubani, Aalobukhara and other kind of vegetable are being brought in this market from Bluchistan and thereafter the same are being supplied to the other district of Punjab Province.
Mobile Market is a big mobile market in heart of Dera Ghazi Khan. Every type of mobiles and mobile related shops are in this area. Business and Industry
Two prominent employers in Dera Ghazi Khan are the D.G.Khan Cement Company and the Al-Ghazi Tractor Company. It is considered that these companies, along with various other flour mills, companies in the cotton chemical, texile industries, as well as rice, sugar, and ghee mills, form the backbone of the Pakistan's economy.

Transport
Dera Ghazi Khan is well connected with the country by a wide network of roads, railways and airways.
Also there is an airport, situated 20 km away from city, on Sakhi Sarwar Road called Dera Ghazi Khan Airport (DEA). It provides weekly 6 flights, 1 for Lahore, 1 for Islamabad and 4 for Karachi.Mostly Fokkers are used,from karachi ,as well as from lahore. PIA is the only airline operating in this area.
Dera Ghazi Khan(DEA) is suitable only for Fokkers and small jets, e.g. Boeing 737 More technical data about this airport is available at Dera Ghazi Khan

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