Bawal is a big industrial town located, near Rewari city in Rewari district in Indian state of Haryana. It lies in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India. It is located on national highway NH 48 (formerly called National Highway 8 (India, old numbering), NH 8), 11 km from Rewari, the district headquarter, 50 km from Gurgaon, Gurugram and 91 km from New Delhi railway station. Bawal Tehsil is a part of the Rewari district . It was one of the three districts of the erstwhile Nabha State under British Raj.

Geography

Bawal is located at coordinates . It has an average elevation of 266 metres (872 feet).

History

Bawal was a part of the Jhajjar princely state prior to the events of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Indian Rebellion. The Nawab of Jhajjar, Abdur Rehman, participated in campaigns against the East India Company, and was captured and Hanging, hung on 23 January 1858. The Company rule in India, Company authorities gave Bawal to Hira Singh, the ruler of Nabha, who had participated in the successful suppression of the revolt. He constructed a fort made from slate and stone masonry here in 1875. Its three-sided walls and rear gateway have been maintained by the Government of India, Indian government for purposes of tourism.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Bawal had a total population of 16,776, of which 8,828 were males and 7,948 were females.

HSIDC Industrial Model Township Bawal

Industrial Model Township Bawal in National Capital Region (India), NCR in Haryana, is a large industrial centre has been developed by the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC). It is part of Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project (DMIC) on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) and also located in the influence zone of the Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial Corridor (ADKIC) on Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC). It also synergises with other IMT of Haryana along Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway such as Bahadurgarh#IMTB, IMT Bahadurgarh, Kundli#IMTK, IMT Kundli, Sonipat and Manesar#Industrial Model Township .28IMT.29.2C Manesar, IMT Manesar. During last three years, HSIIDC has allotted 218 Industrial plots in Bawal for medium- and large-scale projects with capital investment of around US$4.18 billion (2016). Many multinational corporations including Haco Group, Musashi Auto Parts India, POSCO, Kansai Nerolac, Asahi India, Atlas, YKK India Pvt. Ltd., Euothern Hema, Keihin, Caparo Maruti, Harley-Davidson and Ahresty India along with many Indian companies such as Delseal ,Omax, Rico, Minda Group, Rubyco International, Tenneco Automotive India, Continental Equipment and Multicolor Steels, Caparo power plant, etc. have set up plants. The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project is an industrial development project undertaken by the Government of India to develop an industrial zone along Western Dedicated Freight Corridor on the Bombay-Ahmedabad-Palanpur-Ajmer and Kandla-Palanpur-Ajmer-Rewari railway routes.

DMIC

The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project (DMIC) is a US$100 billion India-Japan state-sponsored industrial development project of the Government of India on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), aimed at developing 7 Investment Regions of 250 km² and 13 industrial areas across six states (Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh, Southern Haryana, Eastern Rajasthan, Eastern Gujarat, Western Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh) in India by boosting major expansion of Infrastructure and Industry, including industrial clusters and Rail transport, rail, road, port and air connectivity in the states along the route of the Corridor. This would open a floodgate of opportunities along several parts of Golden Quadrilateral such as National Highway 48 (India), Delhi-Mumbai NH-48, NH-2, NH-1 and NH -10 for developing industrial, urban and supporting infrastructure through public-private initiatives. More than 60% area of Haryana is under DMIC project, which is extended up to 150 km on both sides of the alignment of DMIC. Manesar#IMT Manesar, Manesar-Bawal#IMT Bawal, Bawal-Nangal Chaudhary#IMT Nangal Chaudhary, Nangal Chaudhary is one of the investment regions selected for development in the first phase of ambitious DMIC. * Manesar#IMT Manesar, Manesar has more than US$10 billion investment in several large multinational industries, specially from Japan, such as Maruti Suzuki and Toshiba Eco City. Aadhar's national Data Center is also located here. * Bawal#IMT Bawal, Bawal has been evolved as a mega industrial growth hub where HSIIDC has allotted 218 Industrial manufacturing plots to 218 medium- and large-scale projects multi-national companies here with capital investment of around US$4.18 billion (2016),(EGLO INDIA PRO. PVT. LTD.), including Harley-Davidson, Asahi Breweries, Asahi India, Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi Auto Parts India, POSCO, POSCO steel, Kansai Nerolac Paints, YKK, HEMA (store), Euothern Hema, Keihin Corporation, Atlas Copco, Ahresty Wilmington Corporation, Caparo Maruti and Haco Group along with many Indian companies such as Delseal , Omax Corporation, Rico Auto Corporation, Minda Auto Group, Rubyco Modular Furniture International, Tenneco Automotive India, Continental Equipment and Multicolor Steels, Caparo power plant, etc. have set up plants. * Nangal Chaudhary#IMT Nangal Chaudhary, Nangal Chaudhary, with USD$3.3 billion phase-I investment, is North India's third largest logistics and warehousing hub.

Transport

The nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport at New Delhi, about 75 km away. Bawal railway station is on the Alwar-Rewari railway line. National Highway NH 48 (formerly called NH 8) passes through Bawal connecting it with the major cities of Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Vadodra, Surat and Mumbai. The former NH 71 used to connect Bawal to Rewari before it was realigned and widened to a 4-lane toll road bypassing east of Rewari city. Now National Highway 352 (India), NH 352 (former name NH 71) (Narwana-Jind-Rohtak-Jhajjar-Rewari) terminates on NH 48 about north of Bawal.

Wildlife

HSIDC Bawal wetland

During the winter, over 4,000 migratory birds of 50 species from Siberia, Russia, Mongolia, Alaska and other parts of the USA are found at a wetland between Toyota Gosei Minda factory and Baba Pachpir Temple in the east HSIIDC Estate in Bawal. Bird species found here are wagtails, common teal, Northern pintail, pintail, northern shoveller, garganey, eurasian coot, Common redshank, redshank, common sandpiper, ruff (bird), ruff, wood sandpiper, marsh sandpiper, stint, kentish plover, greater sand plover, little ringed plover, white-tailed lapwing, greater flamingo, common pochard, ferruginous pochard, gulls and pied avocet. The pacific golden plover, rare a rare bird species from Western Alaska, has also been spotted.inged guests flock to Rewari’s Masani barrage
The Tribune, Nov 13, 2020 Over 200,000 migratory birds have been spotted at Masani barrage#Wildlife, Masani barrage wetland, which is 15 km southeast from Bawal wetland.

References

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