Bijnor Clock Tower also know this Ghantta Ghar Bijnor Clock Tower was built in 1926 by Aminuddin Contractor. The land on which Aminuddin Contractor built the Clock Tower was given to the contractor by the Municipal Administration as compensation. At that time, the foundation stone of this Clock Tower was laid by the British Collector Votts. This 17.30 meter high Clock Tower has stairs of 1.20 meter diameter, but the person living on the ground floor of the Clock Tower closed the said path going up to the Clock Tower[1][2]
| Bijnor Clock Tower | |
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| Alternative names | Sadar Bazar Ghantta Ghar |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 29°13′18″N 78°04′50″E / 29.22169°N 78.08044°E |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Height | 12fit |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Three |
| Other information | |
| Parking | Yes |
Background
editDuring that time, due to lack of funds, clocks could not be installed in the Clock Tower and the Municipal Council also did not install clocks citing financial crisis, while the responsibility of installing clocks was of the Municipal Administration. People who kept raising the issue of installing clocks in the Clock Tower demanded the then DM Darshan Singh Bains to install clocks in the Clock Tower in the year 1983. Two years later, i.e. in 1985, after 59 years, clocks were installed in the Clock Tower[3]
References
edit- ^ Jeffery, Roger; Jeffery, Patricia (1997-07-13). Population, Gender and Politics: Demographic Change in Rural North India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-46653-0.
- ^ Neve, Geert de; Donner, Henrike (2007-01-24). The Meaning of the Local: Politics of Place in Urban India. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-135-39216-1.
- ^ Sharma, Ruchir (2019-01-28). Democracy on the Road: A 25 Year Journey through India. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-446-5.
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