Ropar Head Works Park — Attraction in Punjab

Ropar Head Works Park is the prime attraction for the people living around and away. The head works was first built by English invaders when they occupied the land and used it to divert and distribute the water to develop agriculture in the area for their benefits. They made it in a way as a tourist attraction. The 850m bridge on Sutlej river was also built. The bridge servers to support water gates to barricade the water flowing in the river to facilitate diverting. Small gauge rail track was also put on the bridge (which is not operational now) to transport goods and construction material through railway alongside the road transportation.

This is very important place in the history as it marks the boundaries of expanding East India Company, beyond this point was the Khalsa Raj under the command of Great Maharaja Ranjit Singh. There is also a rendezvous point where an accord was signed between East India Company and Khalsa Raj.

This park has seen many changes with newer administration in the Ropar district. Money spent on the park many times but it is not followed up with proper maintenance without which it doesn’t take long to turn to ruins again.

For the very first time I witnessed giving it to that beautiful aesthetic look that made it hard to believe if its the same place. Sharing some pictures taken in the night time and hope it would be kept...

RUPNAGAR - Ropar Head Works Park is the prime attraction for the people living around and away. The head works was first built by Britishers and used it to divert and distribute the water to develop agriculture in the area for their benefits. They made it in a way as a tourist attraction. The 850m bridge on Sutlej river was also built. The bridge serves to support water gates to barricade the water flowing in the river to facilitate diverting. There is also a rendezvous point where an accord was signed between East India Company and Khalsa Raj. The beautiful aesthetic look to the park and bridge gates.Sharing some pictures taken in the night time and hope it would be kept...

This place has always been dear to the people living in and around Ropar or Roopnagar as you may like to refer it. Initially, this place was in full swing but last few years saw a demolition of the same. But, lately the place is seeing a massive make over and boy it's huge. The aesthetics are being revamped each day. I expect to see this place attract more visitors than ever it has...