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About Makrana :-
Makrana was one of the towns of Princely Thikana Maukala in British India. world's most renowned white marble site from which The T
aj Mahal, White House USA ,Cambridge university UK ,Victoria Memorial of Kolkata, Birla Temple of Jaipur and Jain Temple of Dilwara of South Rajasthan were built. It is believed that 1800 artisans who hails from Makran (coastal strip in the south of Sindh and Balochistan, in Pakistan and Iran) who came to India to build Taj Mahal were settled in this town, hence it is known as Makrana. Economy :
The town is well linked to railroads and other forms of transportation. Known for its white marble reserves, Makrana is a large town in Nagaur district, with a deposit of 560 million tonnes and 40,000 labourers working in 900 mines in the several ranges of the Aravallis. Makrana, along with Rajsamand, are the main centres of marble in Rajasthan. Calcitic in nature, Makrana Marble is regarded as the oldest in age and finest in quality. The present rate of marble production from Makrana is 19.20 million tonnes per year with an annual revenue of Rs 10036 crore ( million ) Per capita income is INR 4,59,589 which is much higher than national average of INR 46,000. It is the Richest municipality in Rajasthan.Makrana is source of employment to more than 1 Lac people of about 200 surroundingvillages. The famous Victoria Memorial of Kolkata, the world famous Taj Mahal in Agra,Raudat Tahera in Mumbai and Jain Temple of Dilwara in south Rajasthan are built from Makrana Marble. Some other famous monuments where Makrana Marble have been used are like Haji Ali Dargah of Mumbai, Jain Temple of Mysoor, Ambedkar Park of Lucknow etc. Mining :
Makrana has various mining ranges, popularly known as Doongri, devi, Ulodi, Saabwali, Gulabi, Kumari, Neharkhan, Matabhar, Matabhar kumari, Chuck doongri, Chosira and Pahar kua etc.Pahar kua range is supposedly the actual mines from where marble for TAJ MAHAL was extracted. Doongri, devi, Saabwali, Ulodi, Chosira and Neharkhan are famous for white marble, whereas Ulodi is famous for Albeto Marble. These mines produce white-brown belt beautiful marble. Gulabi stands for pink plain and pink Adanga marble whereas almost all mines produce Adanga marbles with brown and grey shades. There are around 80 factories for marble cutting and processing. They uses Gang-saw Machines. Makrana marble is a metamorphic rock. It is a single deposit in India. The Makrana marble has 90 to 98 percent CaCO3. Famous buildings made from Makrana Marble :-
1) The Taj Mahal
2) White House USA
3) Westminster Abbey - London
4) Victoria memorial Kolkata
5) Marble Arch London
6) National Assembly of Pakistan
7) Majlis - Iraq's National Assembly
8) St Pauls Cathedral - London
9) Jain Temple Mysoor
10)Ambedkar Park Lucknow
11)Birla Temple of Jaipur
12)Jain Temple of Dilwara
13)Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet
14)Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
15) Empire State Building, Manhattan, New York City, USA
16)Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
17)Buckingham Palace - London
