Rajbagh

Coordinates: 34°4′10″N 74°49′30″E / 34.06944°N 74.82500°E / 34.06944; 74.82500
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Rajbagh
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
190008
Distance from Delhi826.4 kilometres (513.5 mi)[3]
Distance from Mumbai2,190.8 kilometres (1,361.3 mi)[4]

Rajbagh is the notified area in the municipal committee of Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under the Amira Kadal Constituency. Rajbagh is a posh locality in the civil line area of Srinagar. The postal code of Rajbagh is 190008. Rajbagh is considered one of the many best residential places in Srinagar. There are many hotels, restaurants and schools in this locality. Rajbagh area was heavily damaged by the 2014 Kashmir floods, it was one of the worst affected areas due to flood.

Geography

Rajbagh is situated along the river banks of

reduced level of 1,592 m (5,223 ft) above mean sea level in Mumbai
.

A view of Convent Road.
Snowfall in Rajbagh.

Subdivisions

  • Pathan Bagh
  • Kursoo Rajbagh
  • Rajbagh Extension
  • Aramwari
  • Gade-henz Pora

Education

There are more than 15 schools in the area. The prestigious girls' school

Presentation Convent High School
is located in this area.

The area consists of following schools:

  • Linton Hall School
A panoramic view of Convent Road, Rajbagh.

September floods

The area was damaged quite heavily by the 2014 Kashmir floods. At about 4:18 AM on 7 September water started to enter the ground floors of the houses located in this locality & by 3 PM the water level had reached about 25 feet high above ground level on the streets. Some houses were fully submerged in water, others were partially submerged, people were rescued from their houses by locals in shikaras & rafting boats. The water finally vanished in Rajbagh after 25 days. Rajbagh was submerged under water for 25 days after the flood came. The damage level was quite high in the Rajbagh area. It was one of the worst affected areas during the flood.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Distance between Rajbag and New Delhi". Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Distance between Rajbag and Mumbai". Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. ^ "distance between rajbag and lal chowk". Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Boats Still Being used in Srinagar's Posh Rajbagh Area". The Indian Express. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.