Nangal

Nangal, is a Municipal Council in Rupnagar district in the Punjab, India. It is 60 km from Rupnagar in the state of Punjab in northwest India. It sits at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills where it was established after plans for a dam required the movement of previously established villages. Present Nangal is situated on the land of villages Nangal Nikku, Hambewal and Dubheta, the land acquired from these small villages in 1948 when the construction of Bhakra Dam was planned on the Satluj River. Nangal Township is blessed with a great scenic beauty which is further enhanced by the fact that it is surrounded by water on three sides and foothills of shivaliks on the fourth side.

Nangal is situated on the foothills of Shivalik hills and spread over both sides of river Sutlej which forms a lake behind the Nangal Dam.It is a flourishing township at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills, a chain of the Himalayas. Every year, the mighty multi-purpose Bhakra Project which includes, apart from the Bhakra Dam, the Nangal Dam, the Nangal Hydel Channel, Ganguwal power houses and Kotla power houses surrounded with the natural beauty attracts a vast number of tourists from all parts of