LADNUN MASTER PLAN

Contents

·         Introduction

§  History

§  Historical Monuments

§  Famous Personalities

§  Heritage and Religious Places

§  Nearest Tourist Places

§  Some Of The Famous Fairs

§  Climate & Rainfall

·         Existing Infrastructure

§  Educational

§  Health Facilities

§  Amenities

§  Water

§  Electricity

§  Road/Transportation

Ø  Distance from Important Cities

Ø  Buses Available from

§  Rail Network

Ø  Nearest Railway Station

§  Nearest Airport

§  Telecommunication

§  Industries

§  Spiritual And Yoga Centers

§  Agricultural Resources

Ø  Major crops

·         Required Infrastructure/Development

§  Rail

§  Transportation

§  Road

§  Electricity

§  Water

§  Agriculture

§  Medical

§  Education

§  Tourism

§  Airport

§  Telecommunication

§  Banking

§  Gas Agencies

§  N.H.A.I. & P.W.D

§  R.T.O.

§  Industry

§  Sewage & Drainage

§  Ponds & Wells

§  Beautification

§  Court & Other Govt. Offices

§  District

Chapter-1 Introduction

Ladnun is a city and a municipality in Nagaur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, it is also tehsil headquarter and subdivision. Ladnun Tehsil have 139 village all are revenue producing village and have 32 sarpancha more than 100 pancha, Ladnun has M.L.A seat under Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha and it come under Nagaur Lok Sabha seat. Ladnun have 32 elected ward members in Ladnun Municipality. Ladnun has one Panchayat Samiti, Tehsil and sub-division offices. Ladnun have one S.D.M.(CJ) Court and a stadium.

 Ladnun is officially known as Ladnun. It was earlier known as Chanderi Nagari, it is 380 km west of Delhi and 225 km north-west of Jaipur. Its population approx. 57,047 as of 2001 India census. It is situated 329 m high from the mean sea level. Its is situated between 27° 39' 0" north latitude and 74° 23'-1" east longitude.

 It is surrounded by good natural and cultural heritage. The city is heading towards spiritual tourist city. Famous Jain Vishva Bharati Institution(founded by Acharya Tulsi in 1970) situated here. In Jain Vishva Bharati yoga and meditation camps for attitudinal change, behavioral modification and integrated development of personality in Ladnun, Rajasthan.

 

History:

Glorified by the bards, the history of Ladnun finds mention even in the Mahabharata. The kingdom of Shisupal and after then Mohil Chauhan conquered it in the beginning of the 12th century BC.In 16th century AD king of Jodhpur, Maldev Rathore, annexed Ladnun and ruled before the merger of the states Ladnun was a part of erstwhile Jodhpur state.

 

Historical Monuments:

Among the four famous dargahs of Ladnun the most ancient one is that of dargah Umarshahpir, which has the inscription of the year Hizri 772.Thus, we come to know that it was built before the year Hizri 772.

The Jami mosque, the oldest of the fourteen known mosques, was originally built with monolithic beams and brackets on an Arab-type plan and consisting of a colonnade round a courtyard, in the Ghurid Of Khalji period, was restored during the period of Firoz Shah, nephew of Muhammad bin Tughluq.

The ancient Digambar Jain Bara mandir, situated in the heart of the city, had the idol of the deity Saraswati,one of the finest of that time. It has the inscription of the year 1229 AD. It has magnificent temple houses, several artistic and rare idols of Jain Thirthankar, beautiful images, engraved pillars, rare pieces of art and old jaina dharma manuscripts. The Mool mandir, situated within it, is 10 feet deep inside the Earth and in its lowest floor there is a beautiful idol of Lord Shantinath. On the crown of the Lord Shantinath an inscription clearly indicates that the temple is build on Ashad Sukla 8, Sanwat 1136.  This shows that the temple is more than 1000 years old. In the second vedica chamber, there is an idol of second Thirthankar Bhagwan Ajitnathji. This idol is 74x60 cm in dimension and made of marble. An inscription on the idol is found of Baisak Sukla 13, Sanwat 1209. In front of Bhagwan Ajitnathji idol there is also a marble door with two pillars. The two pillars are decorated with artistic jaina images. In art gallery there are 166 marble an idol of Bhagwan Risbhadeva made of brown dtone, and two idols of bhagwan Parsavnath with nine headed serpents. An beautiful image of Bhagwan Neminath ji is also found in art fallery. Several other images made of metals are found in digging in the nearby areas of Ladnun are placed in this art gallery. This temple is built and repaired several times but its magnificence, beauty, purity and calmness is preserved through ages.

Ladnun has also witnessed the valour of Great Amarkot(Rathore) who challenged the mighty Mughal Empire.

The town of Ladnun in the district has gained its place on the map of the country being the headquarters of the famous ‘Jain Vishva Bharati’ which has become a centre of spiritual learnings and knowledge under the leadership of Acharya Tulsi, a great Jain saint, who has propagated the philosophy of “ANUVRAT” in order to enlighten people in this area of the country. Acharya Tulsi’s birthplace was also Ladnun and he was awarded Indira Gandhi National Integrity Award in 1993-94.

 

 

Famous Personalities:

Emperors Ararmal, Bhojraj and Rao Jaisingh.

Great freedom fighter Surajsingh(Surjan Bai)

Rashtra Saint Acharya Tulsi, Saint kavi Govindram, Saint Sri Siddhasagar.

 

 

Heritage and Religious Places:

Jain Vishva Bharati

Sukhdev Ashram

Digambar Jain Bada Mandir

Kabutarkhana

Valour of Narsingh ji

Valour of Amarkot Shaheed

Ramanand Goushala

Adinath Mandir

Chandrasagar smarak Mandir

Shantinath Mandir

Charbhujanath Mandir

Sadhvi Pannaji ki Samadhi

Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir

Karant Balaji

Vir Balaji Mandir

Hanuman Mandir

Umarshah Gaji Dargah

Acharya Tulsi’s Birth Place (2nd patty)

 

 

Nearest Tourist Places:

Balaji Mandir on Dungar Hill       -  9km

Pabolao                                         -  2km

Mangalpura Bagichi                      -  3km

Peethwale Balaji                            -  2km

Dronanchal Arham Ashram           - 10km

Venktesh Mandir, Sujangarh          - 14km

Singhi Mandir                                 - 14km

Talchappar Black Bug Sanctuary   - 25km

Salasar Hanuman Mandir               - 37km

Khinvsar Fort                                 - 120km

 

 

Some Of The Famous Fairs:

Gangaur Mela

Sheetla Mata Mela

Savaan Teej Mela

Dasahra Festival

Ramdevji Ka Mela

Narsingh Chaturdas

Pabolao Cattle Fair

 

 

Climate & Rainfall:

Ladnun has a dry climate with a hot summer. Sand storms are common in summer. The climate of the city is conspicuous by extreme dryness, large variations of temperature and highly variable rainfall. The mercury in the Mercury Barometer keeps on rising intensely from March till June. These are the hottest months. The maximum temperature recorded in the city is 47°C with 0°C as the lowest recorded temperature. The average temperature of the city is 23.5°C. The winter season extends from mid November till the beginning of March. Rainy season is of a short during from July to mid September. The average rainfall in the city is 36.16 cm & 51.5% humidity.

 

 

Existing Infrastructure:

 

Educational:

The city is having more than 20 Educational Institutions out of which one is University, one is Girls College and there are five Higher Secondary schools. Other schools are middle and primary schools. The main ones are the following:

Jain Vishva Bharati University

Mahavir Senior Secondary school

J.B. Senior Secondary school

Vimal Vidya Vihar Senior Secondary school

Surajmal Bhutoria Balika Senior Secondary school

Johri Government Senior Secondary school

 

Health Facilities:

The details of health facilities are as follows:

Seth Ganpat Rai Saravagi Government Hospital

Mangalam Hospital

Raj Hospital, Teli Road

Jain Matra shisu Nursing Home, Station Road

M.N. Ghodavat Nursing Home, Didwana Road

Aakash Hospital, Teli Road

Phoolchand Saravagi Government Ayurvedic Hospital

Sukhdev Netra Chikitsalya

 

Amenities:

The city has one Post Office and three sub post office and four Nationalized Banks.

 

Water:

Ladnun has heavily deep underground water resources and one government water supply office “Water works” working under J.E.N.

From Ladnun drinking water is supplied to more than 80 villages and towns.

 

Electricity:

The city is connected with electricity facilities. It has 33 kV and 132kV electric sub stations (G.S.) and one government electric supply office working under A.E.N.

 

Road/Transportation:

The roads are very narrow inside the city. It is connected with Sujangarh(12km) and Didwana(32km)

By NH65 and Kishangarh-Hanumangarh Megahighway.

 

Distance from Important Cities:

JAIPUR                220km

UDAIPUR             500km

BIKANER            200km

JODHPUR            240km

DELHI                  400km

 

Buses Available from:

JAIPUR, AJMER, BIKANER, KUCHAMAN, AHMEDABAD, INDORE, DELHI.

 

Rail Network:

The Rail lines of Delhi-Rewari-Ratangarh-Degana-Jodhpur passes through Ladnun station. At present work of gauge conversation from meter gauge to broad gauge is going on. It is the shortest route of railway to connect Delhi to Jodhpur.

 

Nearest Railway Station:

NAGAUR                       97km

DEGANA                       110km

KUCHAMAN CITY                 98km

AJMER                           180km

JAIPUR                           216km

 

Nearest Airport:

Indira Gandhi International Airport,Delhi             287km

Jaipur Airport                                                           168km

Jodhpur Airport                                                       203km

Udaipur Airport                                                        341km

 

Telecommunication:

There is one Electronic Exchange with modern facilities.

 

 

Industries:

Agricultural machinery, wooden camel cart, textile hand printing and dying industry, kutir udyog(papar, bari, sweet saffron, etc.) and khadi and handloom made blanket and shawl industry and building materials.

 

Spiritual And Yoga Centers:

Famous centers of Jainism are Jain Vishva Bharati and Jain Vishva Bharati Institute which are situated here. It is a school of thought; a centre if spirituality and purification; a society of Ahimsa; a treasure of tranquility; an abode of humanity on earth.

 

Yoga:

Yoga is not only a physical exercise. It is a science, which develops personality, leads a person to harmony, peace , concentration and balance. It helps to practice meditation.

 

Pranayam:

Pranayam is the advanced technique of stilling the breath. It helps to achieve a calm, blissful and focused mind. It balances left and right hemispheres and is important in preparation for meditation.

 

Kayotsarg:

Kayotsarg is a tool for self-purification and realization. It helps to reduce physical, motional, mental, intellectual stress and anxiety. In this age of stress and tension, Kayotsarg leads to a happy, peaceful and contended life.

 

Anupreksha:

Anupreksha is full concentration on a single competition. This is an efficient process of ascertaining the reality. Ancient philosophers and seers used this tools extensively for realizing the Truth.

 

Mantra Meditation:

Mantra Meditation is a powerful ancient practice. It affects the chemistry of the body and mind. Mantra Meditation awakens consciousness and enlightenment.

 

Preksha Meditation:

Preksha Meditation is apath of self awakening and self realization. It helps to connect with your soul at its most profound level, achieve a state of super consciousness and increased concentration. The process of meditation puts you in touch with enlightenment, peace of mind and simple clarity.

 

Agricultural Resources:

Agriculture is the main occupation of a majority of the population of the Ladnun tehsil.

 

Major crops:

Bajra, wheat, jowar, til, barley and pulses are the major crops of Ladnun. Rabi crops are usually sown in November whereas Kharif crops are sown with the beginning of the first rains in July.

 

Required Infrastructure/Development:

Rail:-

Rail connectivity to all metro and major cities to provide direct communication to the persons who want to join the Jain Vishva Bharati Institute and visit Ladnun.

Surveyed new rail line from Nokha to Sikar via Bidasar-Ladnun(190km) which was surveyed in 1997-98 and the report of the survey was put in the Lok Sabha in 1997-98, it is the shortest and the another route from Bikaner to Jaipur but till date this project has been ignored by Ministry of Railway and not included in the Rail budget, so government of Rajasthan should take special effort and try to raise this Rail line project with the Ministry of Railway.

At present the gauge conversion work at Ladnun station(Degana-Ratangarh) is going on and there is the need of two platforms instead of one.

Ladnun is a religious tourist place so Ministry of Railway should declare it as a model station and there should be some sort of information provided for the newcomers to know the significance of Jain Vishva Bharati and other major places. If the project will be included in next rail budget then the tourist places will be linked to each other i.e., Bikaner, Kolyat, Deshnok, Dungar Balaji, Ladnun, Salasar, Sujangarh, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, etc.

 

 

 

 

Transportation:-

Ladnun is a religious and spiritual tourist place so there govt. should provide better communication facilities. There should be a roadways depot and start sleeper coaches from Ladnun to all major cities of Rajasthan,Delhi and Ahemdabad.

Ladnun has no recognized bus stand, henceforth, the buses are standing at Rahu gate nearby Sukhdev Ashram which is a dirty and unmanaged place which distracts the minds of the tourist to visit the inner places of Ladnun which are much more better. So we want well managed and computerized central bus stand for Ladnun.

 

Road:-

We demand the connectivity of Jain Vishva Bharati with the mega highway(Kishangarh-Hanumangarh) from Khanpur point. At present the streets of Ladnun are very narrow so the  buses couldn’t reach directly at Jain Vishva Bharati. If there will be such links with the major roads then the tourist buses will be able to enter directly into Jain Vishva Bharati without passing through the city.

 

Electricity:-

There is high fluctuation in voltage with 33kV & 132kV G.S., so due to increase in consumption of electricity the present distribution of electricity structure is insufficient, our demand is that there should be 220kV G.S. for proper distribution of electricity.

 

Water:-

At present ground water level at Ladnun are going very deep and present water is consisting mainly salts, nitrate and fluoride which are the major quality problems associated with ground water. The salinity measured as electrical conductivity(EC) varies from less than 500 u/S/cm to as high as 32000 u/S/cm(Jaswantgarh; Ladnun block. Sources from water portal). The percentage of water falling in various type of water is fresh(32%), mixed(33%) and chloride type(35%). It shows the chemical character of ground water. The ground having health affecting constituents like fluoride beyond certain level(>1.5 mg/L) become unsuitable for drinking. Nearly 64.3% well waters have fluoride above 1.5 mg/L.

The Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) has recommended concentration limit of 20 mg/L nitrate in water for infants while more than 100 mg/L uf nilraie in water has not been recommended for adult consumption. Nearly, 68% ground waters have nitrate concentration above 100 mg/L. Despite of salinity problem, the city is characterized by low hardness in ground water. This is due to low percentage of calcium and magnesium in water.

To provide pure drinking water to city people there should be early implementation of Nagaur lift drinking water plan phase-II which is pending with Rajasthan govt. and world bank. The ground water in the city need quality management by way of desalination, defluoridation or deniuification so as to make it suitable for human consumption.

 

Agriculture:-

At present farmers of Ladnun tehsil are dependent on rain water for irrigation. If  Indira Gandhi Canal Plan will be implementated from Sahaba to Ladnun via Churu-Sujangarh it will provide the water for irrigation required for the cultivation of crops throughout the year.

This plan has been pending for a very long time for the approval of the govt. for more than 20 years.

Announce a new krishi upaj Mandi for Ladnun to give the fare price of the crops to the farmer.At present the krishi upaj Mandi is situated in another city so they sell there crops to the middlemen. As a result of that they are not getting the right amount of money that they should get. We also demand Krishi Vigyan Kendra & seed distribution center for better cultivation of crops.

Medical:-

The present govt. hospitals are not sufficient to meet the medical needs of the people as well as it is much far away from the city, so we demand a city dispensary with 200 bed facility with all modern medical facility so that the medical need of the people will be fulfilled. As per our suggestion govt. has converted Sukhdev Netra Chikitsalya into city dispensary which is situated at the heart of the city.

 

Education:-

At present more than 6 thousands are studying in various streams at Jain Vishva Bharati University. Our demand is that govt. and Jain Vishva Bharati Institution should set up medical and management colleges and commerce college for boys by mutual agreement.

The Jain Vishva Bharati Institution can make the students available all types of facilities which will be helpful to the students of the city and the adjoining areas for higher education if the govt. allocates the above mentioned projects to be handled under Jain Vishva Bharati which will help Ladnun to become a study-hub.

 

Tourism:-

Ladnun is a spiritual tourist place and there are many religious tourist places at and nearby Ladnun. If the govt. of Rajasthan and dept. of tourism(Raj.) announces Ladnun under Bikaner/Jodhpur tourist circuit and arranges the famous tourist train Palace On Wheels to go through Ladnun and also provide the budget under tourism head for Ladnun like for tourist inns and other tourist attractive programmes, festivals and fairs. If the govt. do such things for the Ladnun city it will become highlighted in the whole world.

 

Airport:-

At present the helipad facility is available at Jain Vishva Bharati which is used only when the V.I.P.’s come to a visit. If the govt. provide the facility under connectivity of small towns with air connectivity scheme of Raj. Govt. then more and more tourist will be able to come here by using this facility much quicker than by using the previous facilities and govt get much revenue.

 

Telecommunication:-

At present the main post office of Ladnun is situated far away from the city and it doesn’t have any modern facility, so we demand a well occupied and centralized post office in the city with all modern facility.

We demand 3G mobile facility and high speed internet connectivity facility under the Ladnun Telephone Exchange and also a customer care in the middle of city providing STD/ISD, telefax, internet, data transferring and video chatting facilities.

 

Banking:-

At present four nationalized banks are working with limited staff and are not able to fulfill the requirements of the people Ladnun tehsil. So we demand one, two or more branches of nationalized/private banks with all modern facilities i.e., A.T.M. to fulfill the requirements of Ladnun tehsil.

 

Gas Agencies:-

At present Ladnun has only one gas agency under the brand name of Indane. There is a lot of irregularities in the distribution of gas to the consumer of the city. Hence, the city consumers are not satisfied with this type of service provided by the gas agency. So we demand another gas agency for Ladnun to stop the harassment of the consumers of the Ladnun city.

 

N.H.A.I. & P.W.D.:-

N.H. 65 and mega highway (Kishangarh-Hanumangarh) passes through Ladnun. So we demand office of National Highway Authority of India and P.W.D. office functioning under J.E.N. At present P.W.D. office of Ladnun is working under Didwana P.W.D. office. Our demand is to separate the office from that of Didwana.

 

R.T.O.:-

If anybody wants the driving license or the registration/transfer of motor vehicles  they have to go to Nagaur which almost 100km away from Ladnun. Hence, both time and money of the people are wasted. So, we demand R.T.O. office branched under Nagaur R.T.O. office.