Kalyan
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Kalyan | ||
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Vidhan Sabha constituency Kalyan | | |
Civic agency | Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation |
Kalyan (Pronunciation:
In Colonial India, the British Raj called the city Kallian, Cullian, or Calliannee.
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A post 1857 map by John Tallis focused on the events of the Rebellion. The author spells Kalyan as "KALYAN LANJA"/"Calliannee".
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Letts's Popular Atlas, 1883 (Letts & Co., London), Spelled "Kalliannee".
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Cram atlas map, 1885. Spelled as "Callian".
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A documented map of Kalyan area 1955 from the US military. Spelled "Kalyan".
Around Kalyan
Durgadi Fort
The city of Kalyan was surrounded by a fort wall, the construction of which began during Shah Jahan's reign and was completed during Aurangzeb's reign in 1694 A.D. This city wall, which ran 2123 yards and was guarded by 4 gates and 11 towers. The fort wall enclosed an area of 70 acres and on a high mound near the Kalyan creek, where the current Ganesh ghat stands, was a fort as early as 1570.
The wall of the fort along the top of the inner bank of the ditch, and, near the north end, had a gateway known as the Delhi or Killyacha Darwaja. [citation needed]
Under the Marathas (1760–72), a new gate about 150 feet (46 m) to the south of the Ganesh gate was opened near the mansion of Ramji Mahadeo Biwalkar, the Peshwa's Governor. In the citadel of the fort Marathas built a small wooden temple of Durgadevi behind the mosque, and called the fort Durgadi Killain after the Hindu goddess Durga. The fort measures 220 feet (67 m) in length and somewhat less in breadth. Under the English rule, the fort wall was dismantled and stones carried away to build the Kalyan and Thane piers and a dwelling for the customs inspector in the west of the Kalyan fort. The gate to the north-west is almost the only trace of the fort wall, which is of rough stone masonry. During 1876 the original idol of Durga was stolen.[1]
Demographics
The majority of Kalyan citizens are
Climate
Kalyan is characterized by koppen classification Aw (tropical monsoon) with high rainfall during monsoon season and dry season year around. Because of kalyan's proximity from the sea, it experiences greater dirunial temperature variations especially during winter when on some days the average high would reach 34°C with average lows near 14-15°C. Kalyan's humidity is also lower than Mumbai during winter season and pre summer (march-april) Though it has seen high few points, particularly in the month of May with near to 30°C dew points. Kalyan reicives heavy rainfall during june-september.
Climate data for Kalyan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.9 (71.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.8 (0.03) |
1.8 (0.07) |
13.5 (0.53) |
432.6 (17.03) |
946.1 (37.25) |
553.3 (21.78) |
294.1 (11.58) |
87.1 (3.43) |
20.6 (0.81) |
2.1 (0.08) |
2,355.3 (92.72) |
Source: Government of Maharashtra |
Transport
Trains, buses and auto-rickshaws are the important modes of transport in and around Kalyan. 200,000 Kalyan citizens travel daily by local trains.[3]
Civic amenities
With a population of more than 700,000, Kalyan is a part of the
Government
The corporation is governed by Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act 1949. The following authorities are given charge to implement the provisions of the act:
- A corporation
- A standing committee
- Ward committees
- Municipal commissioner
Both the cities are divided into 122 wards. Municipal Corporation consists of Councillors elected directly at Ward Elections. The number and boundaries of the Wards into which the city is divided is specified by the State Election Commissioner. There are five Councillors nominated by the corporation. As per the provisions of the Act, the total number of Councillors is 121. The Corporation elects one of its members as the Mayor and another to be the Deputy Mayor.[5]
Schools and colleges
- Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce
- Mar Thoma Special School for Children in Need of Special Care
Gallery
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KDMT Buses
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Kalyan Junction during the 26 July floods
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Kalyan Junction
Notable people
- Vishwanath Bhoir– MLA, (Kalyan West)
- Tushar Deshpande – Indian cricketer. (Fast bowler)
- Pranav Dhanawade – Indian cricketer. (Record holder for most runs 1009*)
- Ganpat Gaikwad– MLA, BJP (Kalyan East)
- Anandi Gopal Joshi – first Indian female physician
- Gavin Packard – Indian actor
- Pramod Ratan Patil– MLA, MNS (Kalyan Rural)
- Narendra Pawar – Ex-MLA, BJP (Kalyan West)
- Lalit Prabhakar – Indian actor
- Shrikant Shinde – Member of Parliament (Kalyan)
References
- ^ Page no. 120, The Gazetteers of Bombay Presidency, Thane 3rd Edition
- ^ "2011 Census - Religion (Maharashtra)".
- ^ "रिक्षाचालकांविरोधात प्रवासांचा एल्गार (Rikṣācālakāṃvirōdhāt Pravāsāṃcā Ēlgār)" (in Marathi). Kalyan, Thane: Sakal Publications. 24 February 2015. p. 6.
- ^ "Mumbai CST-bound local train derails near Kalyan, 1 killed". Zee Media. Essel. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ kalyancity.com. "Government in Kalyan". kalyancity.com.
External links
- KDMC: Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation