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GHAZIABAD
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GHAZIABAD , a See also:town of See also:British See also:India in See also:Meerut See also:district of the See also:United Provinces, 12 M. from See also:Delhi and 28 m. from Meerut . Pop . (1901) 11,275 . The town was founded in 1740 by See also:Ghazi-uddin, son of Azaf Jah, first See also:nizam of the See also:Deccan, and takes its name from its founder . It has considerably risen in importance as the point of junction of the See also:East See also:Indian, the See also:North-Western and the Oudh & See also:Rohilkhand railway systems . The town has a See also:trade in See also:grain and hides . |
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Ghaziabad is very old city well connected by road and train, people from all parts come here in seach of job, but at present Ghazibad is just hell due to poor administration, high graph of crime, zero security to residents, no sefty for women and children,decline in moral values, these are due to tie up in administration, politician for upgradation and maintenence of crimanal, neither they are beneficial for socity as wel as for their family. hope people will unite against curroption and for their right.
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