Municipal Committee Tral
Tral is a Town, Sub-district and a Municipal Committee in Pulwama
district of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is situated at a distance of 40 kilometres (25 mi) from summer capital
Srinagar and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from district headquarters Pulwama. Tral is the second largest area committee
in Pulwama district.
Tral is located at 33.93°N 75.1°E. The average elevation is 1,662 metres (5,453 ft) and its average area
is 110 km2 (42 sq mi).The main town area of Tral is divided into two parts/divisions – Upper Tral (Tral-i-Bala)
and Lower Tral (Tral-i-Payeen). There is a significant difference in the altitudes of
these two divisions/parts as their name suggests. The population of Lower Tral (Tral-i-Payeen) is more
than that of Upper Tral (Tral-i-Bala).
Some of the basic civic amenities and daily functions of MC Tral include:-
- Providing of Sanitation facility by utilizing men and machinery of M.C Tral.
- Beautification of Town
- Development of parks
- Development of Bus Addas
- Improvement in drainage system of theTown
- Collection/ Enhancement of Revenue realization on account of Municipal Assets/ Municipal Taxes
- Timely completion of projects under State and Centrally Sponsored Schemes like UDS,IDMT, IHSD, SBM etc
under close monitoring of the Administrative Department
- Taking up of the projects under Self Finance Scheme in order to make the Municipal Bodies Self-reliant
Education
Tral has an average literacy rate of about 73% as per census 2011. There are various
educational institutions in and around Tral town. Tral has two educational zones:- Zone Tral and Zone Lurgam which
consist of 201 government educational institutes and 33 private schools up to senior secondary level[9] besides a
degree college,[10] an Islamic College for females namely Islamic Oriental College and an Industrial Training
Institute.
Tourist Destinations
Nagaberan (Upper Dachigam), Wasturwan (Syedabad), Gufkral, Shikargah, Panner Dam, Aripal Spring,
Narastan, Hajan and Dilnag are some of the main tourist attractions of Tral. Tarsar-Marsar lakes are also
accessible via the meadows of Nagaberan (Upper Dachigam).
