Practicing Success
Durgapur, Bhilai, Sindri, Barauni etc are examples of which of the following type of towns? |
administrative towns satellite town Industrial towns garrison town |
Industrial towns |
After independence, a large number of towns have been developed as administrative headquarters, e.g., Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar, Gandhinagar, Dispur, etc., and industrial centres, such as Durgapur, Bhilai, Sindri, Barauni. Some old towns also developed as satellite towns around metropolitan cities, such as Ghaziabad, Rohtak, Gurugram around Delhi. With increasing investment in rural areas, a large number of medium and small towns have developed all over the country. |