It gained in importance with the starting of construction of the Bhakra Dam on the Satluj River in November 1955. It is a flourishing township in the foot of the Shivalik hills - The Mountain chain of Himalayas. Every year, the mighty multi-purpose Bhakra Project which includes, apart from Bhakra Dam, the Nangal Dam, Nangal Hydel Channel, and the Ganguwal and Kotla Power Houses surrounded with the
natural beauty attracts the vast number of tourists from all parts of India and abroad as well. There are different markets in it i.e. Jawahar Market, Main Market, Adda Market, GTB Market & Pahari Market. More interesting is that the residential areas of the city are well organized in Block system. The blocks e.g. G-block have fixed number of apartments known as Quarters. The second form of residential area which is a private residential area is the proprietary owned by the public.The well organized government colonies give a harmonized view to the newcomers visiting the city.
