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PARWANOO Parwanoo is a municipal council in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is an industrial town. It comes...

PARWANOO

Parwanoo is a municipal council in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is an industrial town. It comes on the borders of Panchkula district of Haryana, and is after the towns of Pinjore and Kalka on the Chandigarh Simla Highway. In fact it is separated by a river bed from the town of Kalka. Pinjore to Parwanoo is almost a continuous urban belt. From Pinjore there is also a road to Baddi. Another nearby industrial town of Himachal.

Economy

Employment is largely driven by the government, industrial plants and tourism. Education and horticultural produce processing, comprise most of the remainder. In addition to being the local hub of transportation and trade.

Transport

The Kalka Shimla heritage rail line passes through this town. The railway station is known as Taksal.The town is 35 km from Chandigarh and 20 km from Panchkula. There is also a route to Kasauli direct from Parwanoo, 18 km avoiding Dharampur.

Climate

Parwanwoo has a moderate climate. Winter temperature is approximately 10 degrees Celsius, with Summer temperatures rarely exceeding 38 degrees Celsius or more. The general wind direction is south-west to north-east. Total rainfall for the year is 1020 millimetres, with humidity at 90% in September and 28% in April.

Industries

To cash in on its proximity to Chandigarh and Panchkula the government set up industrial sectors and gave incentives that invited many small scale units to set up shop here. The incentives include exemption from taxes and financing incentives for expansion of existing projects.

Famous

A resort with a cable car called Timber Trail is a few miles north of the town on the Shimla highway again.A newly built hotel with spacious and luxurious rooms by the name of Hotel Royal Regency having very reasonable rates is also located on Kasauli Road.