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Moradabad has a history of floods due to the overflow of Ramganga river. [123] The water discharged from the Ramganga Dam in Kalagarh led to severe flooding in 2010, [124] with flood water entering people's homes even in some of its most posh localities. There has not been a severe flood in the city since then, but the risk remains every year ...
Moradabad's known history begins from the 14th century, when it was part of the territory to the east of Ramganga river known as Katehr. The region consisted all of Moradabad, Rampur, and while most of it was jungle at the time, it was a stronghold of the Katehria Rajputs, who used to live in tribes. [ 9 ]
The 1980 Moradabad riots happened in the Indian city of Moradabad during August–November 1980. When a pig entered the local Idgah during the Eid festival prayer on 13 August, local Muslims asked the police to remove the pig, but the police refused to do so. This led to a confrontation between the police and the Muslims.
Moradabad division (Hindi pronunciation: [mʊɾaːd̪aːbaːd̪]) is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Moradabad city is the administrative headquarters of this division.
The 1888 Moradabad Hailstorm was a severe hailstorm that occurred on 30 April 1888 in Moradabad, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It had the "greatest recorded loss of life", [ 1 ] killing 246 people and 1600 livestock with hailstones as large as "cricket balls". [ 2 ]
The district was announced on 28 September 2011 and created by the state government out of Moradabad district on 23 July 2012 as one of three new districts in the state. At the time of its creation, the state government decided to name the new district "Bhimnagar" in honour of the social reformer, Bhimrao Ambedkar .
Moradabad railway station is located in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and serves Moradabad, which is known for its brassware industries. Moradabad is a major railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh and is located just 157 kilometres (98 mi) from national capital New Delhi .
Kundarki is a town in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the Moradabad–Agra highway, 18 km from the city of Moradabad . History