About STEEL TOWN "Mandi Gobindgarh" in G.T ROAD, Mandi Gobindgarh

History

When Guru Har Gobind visited this area along with his army, he had a tough fight with Lala Beg, the army chief of Phul Maharaj the ruler of this region. Lala was killed in the village of Saunti near Amloh. Soldiers killed during the war were brought to Gurdwara 6th patshahi and cremated.
Legends say[citation needed] that during the war, the use of metal was required for horseshoe repair and for other needs. The soldiers couldn't locate any metal in and around the city; then Guru Har Gobind blessed this city to be the city of iron. Since then the iron (metal) business has flourished in this region.[citation needed]
This was originally a walled town with four gates. One was near Modi Mills, another was near Munilal Om Prakash, the third near the present main post office and the fourth near Krishna Mandir. All these gates used to be closed by sunset till 1950. After 1950, the gates were demolished one by one.
The first industry started here was cotton ginning. It was also famous for its gram trade, as the Maharaja[who?] had declared it as the free trade zone in the region. Utensils like enamel-plated plates and mugs were also manufactured in Gobindgarh. The first school was a co-educational primary school situated at the present municipal market. It was a part of S.N.A.S. Higher Secondary School. The building was pulled down in 1965-66.since 1993 .
Modern amenities like telephones, electricity and water supplies made their first appearance in Gobindgarh during 1955-57.

*Mandi Gobindgarh(Steel Hub)

was one of the Asia's leading steel town,but now it only has some scale industries having very little manufacturing capacity for eg. the dealers advertising below......besides now the steel industry is shifting in other states like orissa,himachal etc as government is giving subsidies there.........Though the culture and love u get from people here is indispensable.