INFORMATION ABOUT HUBLI

The history of municipal government in Hubli and Dharwad, the constituent units of Hubli-Dharwad Corporation, is a long and distinguished one. Both of them had the distinction of celebrating their centenaries. The Hubli Municipal Council was born in 1855, and the Dharwad Council in the following year in 1856. Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation was constituted in the year 1962 by combining two cities separated by a distance of 20 Kilometers. This is a unique experiment in Urban Development. The area of this Corporation is 181.77 Sq. Kms. spread over 45 revenue villages. The population of the city as per 1981 Census was 5.27 Lakh.

HUBLI HISTORY

Under the Government of India Act of 1850, the Hubli Municipal Council was established on August 15, 1855. Its membership was fixed at 18, including the President. The Collector of the district functioned as the President, and the members were called commissioners. The government nominated all the members. The elections were first introduced in 1883. Nine members were elected, and the rest nominated. It was only two years later, in 1885, that the office of the President was thrown open to non-official members. The first non-official President was Shri. Byahatti Subba Rao. He held office from 1885 to 1888.

HUBLI TOURISM

The Places of Interest and Sight Seeing



• Unkal Lake : Unkal is a beautiful water spot with resplendent sunset view. Here we have bamly breeze blowing in the dusk, where people ranging from infants to aged come to alleviate their pains of tiresome day. It has green garden, recreational facilities for the children, boating and also grubb for grandieurs. Juxtraposed to this spot is a palestial Naveen Hotel.



• Glass House :Glass House as the name itself says that it's a palace of glass. This was inaugurated by late smt. Indira Gandhi.



• Siddarudh Math :It is a prominent religious institution, a centre of Advaita philosophy as preached by Swami Siddharoodha (1837-1929). The latter has a very large number of devotees among all communities, all over Karnataka and also in the neighboring states, Maharashtra and Goa.



• How to Reach :Nearest Airport: The Airport at Hubli (18 KM). There are other near by airports like Belgaum (80 KM), Goa(160 KM), Bangalore(420 KM) and Mumbai(550 KM). From each of above cities there are numerous luxury buses and trains.

ACCOMODATION/STAY OPTIONS IN HUBLI

• HOTEL NAVEEN
• THE HANS HOTEL


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