Gagri is a village in the

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union council of the

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in Pakistan. The village is divided into eight : Gagri Mirzian, Gagri Jatal, Dhoke Shian, Pind Gagri, Dhoke Rajput, Hussain Abad (Dhoke Andya). The biggest of these is Dhoke Shiyan, which is located almost in the centre of the village. Gagri is located near Japan Road, about half a kilometre from the Bhandar U-turn on the

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. Japan Road was constructed in the late 1980s by the

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ese Government as part of the Pak-Japan Friendship and stretches from Bhandar to Chakkian village.

People

The main

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s living in the area are: Ch Inayat Khan was the most popular individual of the area. He was political as well as social person.

Occupation

Many people in this area have served & serving in the

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few of them served as commissioned officer in Forces, many other are serving in other

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departments such as the

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, PAEC, education department. Agricultural jobs are very common. Nowadays business of Real State is a common business. In Old days likely before 20–30 years due unemployment and insufficient source of incomes peoples were self employed in many different occupations like shoemaking, selling of home made items, Khadi, dairy, Barber, selling of Vegetable.

Area

This village is accessed by Japan Road crossing a village named Bhandar. House Structure and looking of the village and its Dhoks is of ruler type. Now Jinah Garden has been developed in the area and land was purchased from peoples of area. Most area of the Jinah Garden was purchased from peoples of Hussain Abad, Dhoke Shian. Most of the area of the village being used for Agriculture since long but from few years the agricultural land adjacent to Japan road are commercialized. Small factories like Concert Blocks, Concrete Pipes are installed.

Transportation

A railway line passes through the village and there is a heavy railway bridge constructed by the British government in 1860 that crosses the

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on the southern side of Dhoke Shian. On the southern side of Gagri there are many famous places such as CUST and the

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Soan River flooding

In recent years, the Soan River has flooded often. The largest floods occurred in 1974, 1992, 1998 and 2010, when rains in the hills caused heavy flooding. 1992 was the worst flood in the Soan River's history, with floodwaters passing over the

Weather

The weather is similar to the rest of the

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region. In the summer months the temperature reaches 45 °C. However, during the winter months the temperature can drop below 5 °C, thanks to the heavy fog that gets created by the

and Ling Stream. The period of rain is during late July and early August - rain is rare but can cause heavy flooding if it occurs.

Gallery

File:Sawan10.jpg, A view of the Soan river File:Gagri10.jpg, A typical morning view File:Sawan11.jpg, Soan River

References

{{reflist Geography of Islamabad