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Nagrota is also a cantonment. The NH1 passes right through Nagrota, or it can be said that the whole of Nagrota lies on either side of the highway - with a few by lanes. | Nagrota is also a cantonment. The NH1 passes right through Nagrota, or it can be said that the whole of Nagrota lies on either side of the highway - with a few by lanes. | ||
Though Nagrota does not have a railway station, oddly it has a Railway Station Code assigned - NGRT. | Though Nagrota does not have a railway station, oddly it has a Railway Station Code assigned - NGRT. | ||
Nagrota is the home of 16 Corps, the largest Corps in the Indian Army. The corps is tasked with counter insurgency operations in the | |||
Nagrota is the home of 16 Corps, the largest Corps in the Indian Army. The corps is tasked with counter insurgency operations in the Jammu and Udhampur area. | |||
A Military Police checkpost is located at the entry point. Army personnel are required to enter their particulars - in a register at the checkpoint - upon their entry or passage through Nagrota cantonment. | A Military Police checkpost is located at the entry point. Army personnel are required to enter their particulars - in a register at the checkpoint - upon their entry or passage through Nagrota cantonment. | ||
[[Gurdwara Singh Sabha,Nagrota]] is the only Gurdwara Sahib in the town. | [[Gurdwara Singh Sabha,Nagrota]] is the only Gurdwara Sahib in the town. | ||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:32, 14 September 2008
Nagrota 8 km from Jammu city is located on the NH1, the National Highway #1 in India, when one travels from Jammu northwards towards Udhampur, further on towards Srinagar. It lies in Jammu district. Nagrota is also a cantonment. The NH1 passes right through Nagrota, or it can be said that the whole of Nagrota lies on either side of the highway - with a few by lanes. Though Nagrota does not have a railway station, oddly it has a Railway Station Code assigned - NGRT.
Nagrota is the home of 16 Corps, the largest Corps in the Indian Army. The corps is tasked with counter insurgency operations in the Jammu and Udhampur area. A Military Police checkpost is located at the entry point. Army personnel are required to enter their particulars - in a register at the checkpoint - upon their entry or passage through Nagrota cantonment.
Gurdwara Singh Sabha,Nagrota is the only Gurdwara Sahib in the town.
