Pachgaon (Manesar)
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Pachgaon is a cluster of villages from
Manesar Manesar is a town and municipal corporation, known as New gurgaon city in the Gurugram district of the state of Haryana, India and a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi. It is an Industrial Model Township home to factories and ...
in the
Gurgaon district Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern dist ...
of
Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
state, India. It is made up of five small villages and is dominated by members of the
Ahir Ahir or Aheer (derived from the Sanskrit word: abhira) is a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most of whom now use the Yadav surname, as they consider the two terms synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a ...
community. The villages of Chandla (largest of the five), Fazalwas, Gwalior, Kukrola and Fukharpur are commonly referred to as Pachgaon by locals although they are independent and have their own gram panchayats while Pachgaon is not mentioned in government documents. The distance from Pachgaon to the capital,
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, is .


ISBT

Inter State Bus Terminal will be made in Pachgaon. In November 2010, agricultural land was acquired at a price of 34 lakhs per acre for the same.


Protests for land acquisition

Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway passes through Pachgaon. The Pachgaon to
Palwal Palwal is a city and a municipal council. It is the headquarters of Palwal district, the 21st district of Haryana state in northern India. It is a centre of the cotton trade in the area. It is part of Braj region. It is also a part of Na ...
stretch has 15 flyovers and 75 minor structures like culverts, etc. Villagers want to change name of expressway to Kundali-Pachgaon-Palwal Expressway as it passes through Pachgaon not from Manesar. Farmers have staged protests and blocked NH-8 in the past. The HSIIDC is acquiring the lands for the second phase of IMT in Pachgaon at 30 lakhs per acre and villagers wants market rate of one crore as compensation.
Irrigation Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has bee ...
and forest Minister
Ajay Singh Yadav Captain Ajay Singh Yadav is a former Indian National Congress politician from the state of Haryana, India. In 2008 he was appointed as Minister of Power, Forests and Environment and was formerly minister of Irrigation, Revenue and Elections for ...
, an
Ahir Ahir or Aheer (derived from the Sanskrit word: abhira) is a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most of whom now use the Yadav surname, as they consider the two terms synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a ...
leader, the MLA from
Rewari Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the district headquarters of Rewari district. It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from DelhiAlok Mittal, planted saplings when the gram Panchayat dedicated the forest to the memory of their brave ancestors amidst singing of patriotic songs by underprivileged girls and boys from Gurukul Kalpataru. Others who followed and responded to the urgent need of protecting the Aravalli Hills in Pachgaon are the employees of Domino Printech India Pvt Ltd who donated for 600 new saplings with drip irrigation at INA Forest, Pachgaon and participated in the great cause. Gwalior village is one of the major village occupied by the ahir community.
Ahirs Ahir or Aheer (derived from the Sanskrit word: abhira) is a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most of whom now use the Yadav surname, as they consider the two terms synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a ...
are known as descendants of the God
Shri Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is wi ...
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Development in Pachgaon

* Amity Education Valley. * Western Resort Country Club
/ref> *Sanskriti Bagh *Pinewood Retreat *Rapid metro planned by 2021. *INA Veteran Memorial Forest by Prakriti - Aravindam initiated in 2013 *Gurukul Kalpataru by Aravindam - Basic IT skill development programs for village girls initiated in 2014 *Haatmake by Aravindam - stitching skills aiming at financial independence for the women of the community *Sonu Masala company in Pachgaon Gwalior


See also

* Wazirabad (Gurgaon)


References

{{Gurgaon district topics Villages in Gurgaon district