Kareli (officially known as Kareli Scheme) is a residential neighborhood of
Allahabad
Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...
. Developed by Awas Vikas in 1979, it was one of the biggest planned neighborhoods in
India
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. The neighborhood is sub divided into neighborhoods like
GTB Nagar
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,
Gaus Nagar, Allahabad A Gau is an administrative division formerly used in Germany, the plural of which is ''Gaue'' (though often rendered in English as ''Gaus'').
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,
Shams Nagar, Allahabad and
Rehmat Nagar Colony, Allahabad. Kareli is the second largest colony of India in terms of Area and is one of the most expensive residential localities of Allahabad. It is also known as Officer's colony by the localas as the large number of people who served as government servants like IAS, IPS, PCS, etc inhabited the place.
Details
The neighborhood was predominantly occupied by the members of the mercantile middle class of Meerapur and
Attarsuiya
Attarsuiya is a locality (township) of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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, and white collar workers from several
public sector undertakings and private companies established in the new industrial region of
Naini. It was later overwhelmed by a richer population after the oil boom and privatization. However it is not maintained well. The roads have so many mudholes.
The majority of the people are members of the salaried class rather than business owners.
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Neighbourhoods in Allahabad
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