Daman district, India
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Daman district
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Website | http://daman.nic.in/ |
Daman district
Daman lies at the mouth of the
History
The edict of the Emperor Ashoka (273 to 136 BC) was found in Saurashtra and Sopara near Bombay. Satrya Kshatrapas under the Kushana emperor seemed to have ruled over Daman District during the 1st century, AD. The coins of Bhumaka and Nahapan, the kshaharata rulers were discovered in the surrounding areas of Surat District. Ushavadatta, son-in-law of Nahapan, is said to have provided ferries on rivers Dhanuha Dhamana, Parada and Tapi.[5]
This is the earliest reference of these rivers and the names of the places, i.e. Dahanu, Daman and Pardi, remained unchanged for the last 2000 years. The District seems to have been subjected to the rule of Gautamaputra Satakarnin, about 125 AD, who drove away the Kshaharatas. But Satavahana's rule was short lived.[6]
Rudraman I, grandson of Chastan of Kadamaka branch of Kshatrapas reconquered a large part of Western India including the seaboard from the river Mahi in Gujarat to Ratnagiri by about 150 AD from Satavahana ruler, Satakarni, and Daman district again passed under the rule of Kshatrapa Vijayasen (234-239 AD) who seems to have ruled over the district till 249 AD. Abhir king Ishwarasena of Nasik, who conquered the western part of the Deccan from the Satavahanas seems to have been laid by Gautamaputra Yajnashri, campaigns the Kshatrapas from 180 to 200 AD.[7]
The District seems to have been subjected to the rule of traikutakas during the 5th century, AD. The Lata Country was ruled by Rashtrakutas of Malkhed in the Deccan directly till 808 by the successors, Govinda II (575- 795 AD), Druvaraja - I (795-800) and Govinda III (800-808).[8]
Govinda III handed over the Lata kingdom to his brother Indra about 808 and was given the title Lateswaramandalasya or the protector of Latamandala. Indra was succeeded by his son Karka who seems to have ruled Latamandala with his brother, Govinda jointly till 826. Druva II, son of Karka came to the throne about 835 and was succeeded by Akalavarsha in 867. The District was passed to Tailappa II of the Chalupas of Kalyani in 973. Tailappa II placed Lata Country in the hands of his relative and general Barrpa alias Dvarappa Chalukya. By the middle of the 13th century, a Rajput prince Ramsingh alias Ramashah seems to have defeated the
Daman was occupied by the
Mirroring the system of administrative division in European Portugal, Daman district (Distrito de Damão) was established as an administrative division of the Portuguese State of India (Estado da Índia) in the first half of the 19th century. The District was made up of the Portuguese territories of Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It was headed by a district governor, subordinate to the governor-general of Portuguese India in Goa. The district was divided in the two municipalities of Daman and Nagar Haveli, which were further subdivided into civil parishes.
The
The rest of the District remained under
On 3 November 2019, Daman
Divisions
Daman district has only one tehsil -
Demographics
According to the
Transport
Daman is connected by roads and is 12 km from Vapi, 125 km from Surat, and 195 km from Mumbai. Vapi railway station on the Western Railway is the station nearest to Daman, and connects to all major cities. Daman Airport has a Coast Guard air base.[citation needed]
A bridge over the Daman Ganga between Moti Daman and Nani Daman collapsed during a monsoon on 28 August 2003, killing 27 school children and one teacher when their vehicles plunged into the river.[16] A new bridge was constructed at a cost of about 90 million rupees, but that partially collapsed in August 2004. No casualties occurred. The collapse was attributed to heavy flooding on river Damanganga.[17][18] Now the new bridge named Rajeev Gandhi Setu for Heavy Vehicles has been completed and the old bridges are to be kept closed forever.[according to whom?][citation needed]
Education
In Daman, the most popular schools are Divya Jyoti English Higher Secondary School, Institute of Our Lady of Fátima located in Moti Daman, Coast Guard Public School in Nani Daman, Sarvajanik Vidyalaya in Nani Daman, Shri Macchi Mahajan High School in Nani Daman, and other government institutions.[
Sister cities
References
- ^ "Establishment Day of Dadra & Nagar Haveli – MoDe India".
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 29 March 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs Merge for 'better Admin Efficiency, Service': MoS Home". 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
- ^ "Department of Panchayati Raj-DAMAN AND DIU - National Panchayat Portal - Govt. of India". www.dddp.gov.in. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Daman and Diu Geography of Daman and Diu Culture of Daman and Diu Cuisine of Daman and Diu Places of interest in Daman and Diu Geographic coordinate of Daman and Diu". www.brandbharat.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ www.freshersworld.com. "Daman and Diu Administration conduct Admission in Moti Daman". freshersworld.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Daman & Diu Administration Junior Engineer and other Recruitment 2015". naukrinama.com. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ http://rguir.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/16841/1/9781984668172.pdf
- ^ https://www.daman.nic.in/about-daman.asp
- ^ The Wire, Staff (4 November 2019). "Daman: Section 144 Imposed, Two Government Schools Converted Into 'Temporary Jails'". The Wire. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Express, News Service (5 November 2019). "Demolition of houses: Section 144 in Daman after residents protest". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Uppal, Jas (6 January 2020). "Daman – Land and Property Owned by the Fishing Communities Confiscated and Homes Demolished". Justice Upheld. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "24 Killed in Daman Bridge Collapse". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Part of Daman bridge collapses, no casualities [sic]". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ Ervell E. Menezes, "Lotus of the marshlands", The Tribune (31 July 2005)
- ^ "Damão, Índia". coimbra.pt (in Portuguese). Coimbra, Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Coimbra. 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
Further reading
- Andrada (undated). The Life of Dom John de Castro: The Fourth Vice Roy of India. Jacinto Freire de Andrada. Translated into English by Peter Wyche. (1664). Henry Herrington, New Exchange, London. Facsimile edition (1994) AES Reprint, New Delhi. ISBN 81-206-0900-X.
External links
- Government of the Union Territory of Daman and Diu
- Daman District Administration Archived 28 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine