Ferozepur Cantt

Firozpur Cantonment is a cantonment town in Firozpur area in the province of Punjab, India. It is found neighboring and south of the city of Firozpur. Amid the First Anglo-Sikh War, Firozpur Cantonment assumed a key job for the British Indian Army. Today, it is the Headquarters for a Division of the Indian Army. The locale's key authoritative workplaces and living arrangements, for example, the area courts and the official's office are in the Cantonment as opposed to the city. The Mall street is the fundamental street in the Cantonment and goes through a large portion of the its length.

Every single key office and foundations and additionally living arrangements are situated on or in nearness to the Mall Road. Firozpur Cantonment was foundation in the year 1839 when Capt. HM Lawrance was posted as the Assistant Political Agent of N.W. Outskirts. It is arranged around 5 Miles East of River Satluj and around 2 Miles South of Firozpur City. Firozpur City and Cantonment being arranged on the Indo-Pak Border have not seen a lot of mechanical and business advancement.

Firozpur Cantonment is a Class I Cantonment. The Cantonment is associated with the City by Jhoke Road and to the River Sutlej by GT Road. Verifiably this was an imperative Cantonment for the British, it was a base for the Anglo-Sikh Wars in the 1840s. In addition, proceeded as a vital cantonment that was a base for supporting forward positions in advanced Pakistan. Till World War II, it was one of the biggest Cantonments in this locale. After Partition the cantt's significance declined. There is a deserted airstrip of British Vintage in the Cantt.