The town was once pride of India, It is still, primarily, best known for human wonder and Asia oldest Bhakra dam and chemical fertilizer plant. Interestingly, the power-intensive fertilizer plant was set up at Nangal to use the surplus electricity from the Bhakra. Its a different matter that this plant later became a liability for power-starved North India.
The town is spread over both sides of river Sutlej which forms a lake behind the Nangal Dam. The serene surrounding natural environment is big attraction for tourists, But, alas this tourism potntial town is shedding tears on its pllght. Its progress graph is going down gradually and the town cries for immediate govt attention.
Its almost more than two years that construction and widening of main highway leading to Himachal, J&K and north-west Punjap are underway in Nangal town. However. not much progress has been there. The tourists and people going to and coming from to Himachal by road have to suffer. It remains water-logged most of the time and situation was grim during ths rainy season. Worst, the narrow single-lane bridge on the Nangal-Una-Dharamsala highway hasn't been even double-laned despite heavy rush of traffic. At many points, highway passing through the town is littered with waste and kabaar. As this road is the shortest road link between Delhi-Chandigarh and Dharamasala, visitors are disappointed to see the poor condition of the road in Nangal town
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But more than the locals of Nangal town, its people od Himachal and Jammu they get affected by poor road conditions in Punjab, particularly the bordering town. The concerned states take little interest in their development. Nangal is living example. State govt is building expressways but it can't expand the old bridge in Nangal, simply because, it may not bring votes to the ruling party. Isn't it unfortunate?
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